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Titan IIIE | Viking 2
Titan IIIE | Viking 2 launched on Tue, Sep 9, 1975, 06:39 PM UTC — a Lockheed Martin mission.
Launch SuccessfulLockheed Martin
Lifted offNET Sep 1975
NET Tue, Sep 9, 1975, 06:39 PM UTC
Mission profile
The flight at a glance
Titan IIIVehicle
Lockheed MartinProvider
Space Launch Complex 41Pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USALocation
NASA Large Strategic Science MissionsProgram
Planetary ScienceMission type
Heliocentric N/AOrbit
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for Titan III to Heliocentric N/A. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 17:50
SimulatedRepresentative Titan III ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Viking 2
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.
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Frequently asked
What time does Titan IIIE | Viking 2 launch?
Titan IIIE | Viking 2 is scheduled to lift off Tue, Sep 9, 1975, 06:39 PM UTC.
Where can I watch Titan IIIE | Viking 2?
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Who is launching Titan IIIE | Viking 2?
Titan IIIE | Viking 2 is an Lockheed Martin mission flying on a Titan III.
Where does Titan IIIE | Viking 2 launch from?
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.