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Viking 2

completedLaunch 1975-083
Launched 9/9/1975HEOService GSat EEO E
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
Viking Lander 2
retired
Science Exploration
interplanetary
Viking Orbiter 2
retired
Science Explorationinterplanetary
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/9/1975
Launch ID
1975-083
Launch Profile
Sat EEO E
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
NASA Glenn Research Center
Launch Vehicle
Titan IIIE
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Payload Status
retired 2
Payload Mission Types
Science Exploration 2
Track
Mentions
2
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