Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE Viking 1
Titan IIIE
Status
Success
Date
20 AUG 1975
21:22
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Titan IIIE
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Stages
4
Livestream
Not available