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Viking Orbiter 1

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1975-075ALaunched 8/20/1975

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Viking 1
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIE
Launch Date: 8/20/1975
Last Contact: 8/7/1980

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -25,223 km
Inclination: 29.3 deg
Dry Mass: 883 kg
Total Mass: 2,328 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1975-075A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.331