Launch Overview
Vehicle
Titan IIIE
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Site / Pad
CC / LC41
Outcome
Success
Flight
23E-3/TC-3
COSPAR Designator
1975-083
Mission
Viking 2 (Planetary Science)
The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface for 1316 days, or 1281 sols, and was turned off on April 11, 1980 when its batteries failed. The orbiter worked until July 25, 1978, returning almost 16,000 images in 706 orbits around Mars.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Titan IIIE
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Agency launches
4 (2 YTD)
Site launches
299 (10 YTD)
Pad launches
14 (2 YTD)
Payloads (20)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Bioshield Cap | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Aeroshell | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Aeroshell Cover | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Bioshield Base | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | UA1205 45 | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | UA1205 46 | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | LR87AJ11 23E-3 | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | LR91AJ11 23E-3 | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | Centaur Standard Shroud | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | Centaur Standard Shroud | LERC | ||
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Bioshield Cap | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Aeroshell | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Aeroshell Cover | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083 | Viking 2 Bioshield Base | LARCN | US | |
| 1975-083A | Viking Orbiter 2 | JPL | US | Track |
| 1975-083A | Viking Orbiter 2 | JPL | US | |
| 1975-083B | Centaur D-1T TC-3 | LERC | US | Track |
| 1975-083B | Centaur D-1T TC-3 | LERC | US | |
| 1975-083C | Viking Lander 2 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1975-083C | Viking Lander 2 | LARCN | US |