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Lockheed MartinTitan IIIESpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Viking 2
Launched
September 9, 1975
Summary
Viking 2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 9, 1975. It was Lockheed Martin's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,738th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan IIIE flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIE · Lockheed MartinNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan IIIE flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,738th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Viking Orbiter 2 · NORAD 8199 · left Earth orbit September 10, 1975
- Viking Lander 2 · NORAD 9408 · left Earth orbit September 10, 1975
Centaur TC-3 · left Earth orbit September 10, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface for 1316 days, or 1281 sols, and was turned off on April 11, 1980 when its batteries failed. The orbiter worked until July 25, 1978, returning almost 16,000 images in 706 orbits around Mars.
News
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 299th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Viking 2 launch?
Viking 2 launched on September 9, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Viking 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Viking 2?
Titan IIIE, flown by Lockheed Martin. Titan IIIE spec sheet
Where did Viking 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Viking 2 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Viking 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Viking 2 part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions