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1976-0206

VIKING 1 LANDER

VIKING 1 LANDER (NORAD 9024) landed on Mars on 20 July 1976, 11 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
9024
International designator
1975-075C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Aug 1975Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
20 Jul 1976Recorded time 11:53 UTC
Time in orbit
11 months335 days
How it ended
Landed on Mars
Final destination
Mars
Mass
685 kg
Operator
NASA LaRC
Built by
MM/Denver
Bus
Viking Lander
Programme
Viking

Life in orbit

11 months

Also ended on 20 Jul 1976

2 entries
1976-0204SL-6 DEB1976-0205COSMOS 835 DEB

From the same launch

1975-075
In orbitViking Orbiter 1
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