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Viking 1
Titan IIIELockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 41
Wednesday, August 20, 1975 · 09:22 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft (along with Viking 2) sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program. On July 20, 1976, it became the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission. Viking 1 held the record for the longest Mars surface mission of 2307 days or 2245 sols until that record was broken by Opportunity on May 19, 2010.
PayloadViking 1
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.583°N, 80.583°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
