| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
75PC-0443 |
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| Date : |
8/20/1975
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Title
Viking 1 Launch
Full Description
Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile,
11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into
orbit around the red planet in mid-1976.
Keywords
Viking 1 Launch Titan Centaur Viking Lander
Subject Category
Planet-Mars, Viking-Pathfinder-Sojourner, Rocket Launches,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
75PC-0443
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000644
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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