Viking 1
NASA's Viking 1 mission consisted of an orbiter and a lander, and was the first to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars and return high-resolution images of the surface.
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Identity
- Name
- Viking 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- NASA's Viking 1 mission consisted of an orbiter and a lander, and was the first to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars and return high-resolution images of the surface.
- Destination
- Mars orbit initially at approximately 1,500 x 50,300 km, followed by the first truly successful Mars landing at Chryse Planitia (22.483°N, 47.94°W)
- End Date
- 1982-11-11
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful. Conducted the first successful Martian surface landing and performed the first on-site search for evidence of life.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1975-08-20
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/viking-1/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_1
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:16:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 01:23:55 UTC
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