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Viking 1 Orbiter
NASA spacecraft which orbited Mars. Viking 1 Orbiter was launched on August 20, 1975 aboard a Titan IIIE from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 21, 1975).
COSPAR 1975-075ANORAD 8108United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Viking Orbiter 1
- Common name
- Viking 1 Orbiter
- International designator
- 1975-075A
- NORAD catalog number
- 8108
- GCAT identifier
- S08108
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.331
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Viking
- Owner
- JPL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Platform (bus)
- Viking Orbiter
Launch
- Date
- August 20, 1975 · 21:22 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-075Success
- Rocket
- Titan IIIE
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 183 km
- Inclination
- 29.30°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 21, 1975
- Last known active
- Aug 7, 1980
- End of operations
- Aug 7, 1980
Size
- Mass
- 2,328 kg
- Dry mass
- 883 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 9.8 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00544
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- June 17, 1976
- Phase outcome
- Entered orbit around the target · June 19, 1976
- Destination
- Mars
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1975 | Earth | Aug 24, 1975 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Jun 19, 1976 | Mars | — | In orbit | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4011610 (CC0).