Viking spacecraft
NASA's Viking spacecraft were two identical Mars missions, each comprising a solar-powered orbiter and a radioisotope-powered lander. The orbiters mapped and imaged Mars while the landers studied the atmosphere and surface and conducted biology experiments after soft landing.
Identity
- Aliases
- Viking orbiter and landerViking Mars spacecraft
- Family Name
- Viking
- Full Name
- Viking spacecraft
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- viking-spacecraft
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA's Viking spacecraft were two identical Mars missions, each comprising a solar-powered orbiter and a radioisotope-powered lander. The orbiters mapped and imaged Mars while the landers studied the atmosphere and surface and conducted biology experiments after soft landing.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/viking/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:50:46 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:50:46 PM