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Viking 1

1970–1985: Solar-System Firsts and Scientific Reach

Viking 1

First successful long-lived Mars lander; returned extensive surface science.

Era 2 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
20 Aug 1975
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Mars
Category
Orbiter / lander
Status
Success
Vehicle
Titan IIIE
Mass
3,530 kg
Orbit / trajectory
Areocentric

Why it happened

Viking 1 flew during 1970–1985: Solar-System Firsts and Scientific Reach, as part of United States's work toward mars. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: First successful long-lived Mars lander; returned extensive surface science.

Results

First successful long-lived Mars lander; returned extensive surface science.

Related missions

Viking 1 Mariner 9 — same_target Mariner 9 Mars 3 — same_target Mars 3 Mariner 6 — same_target Mariner 6 Mariner 7 — same_target Mariner 7

Mars 3

Partial success

Soviet Union · 1971

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-22)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog