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Viking Lander 2

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1975-083CLaunched 9/9/1975

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Viking 2
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIE
Launch Date: 9/9/1975
Last Contact: 4/12/1980

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -32,881 km
Inclination: 29.3 deg
Dry Mass: 590 kg
Total Mass: 1,191 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Langley Research Center
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1975-083C
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.353