Viking 1

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Viking 1 was a NASA spacecraft that became the first successful lander on Mars, conducting detailed imaging and scientific experiments on the Martian surface starting in 1976.

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Viking 1 canonical 8
Viking 1 lander 2
Viking program 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars lander
NASA spacecraft
space probe
communicationBand S-band
X-band
component Viking 1 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Viking 1 lander

Viking Orbiter
surface form: Viking 1 orbiter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
destination Mars
firstOnMars first spacecraft to successfully operate on the Martian surface for an extended period
first successful Mars lander
landerLastContactDate 1982-11-13
landerMass approximately 600 kilograms
landerSeparationDate 1976-07-20
landerStatus inactive
landingBody Mars
landingDate 1976-07-20
landingSite Chryse Planitia
launchComplex Launch Complex 41
launchDate 1975-08-20
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Titan IIIE-Centaur
massAtLaunch approximately 3527 kilograms
mission Viking program
missionDiscipline astrobiology
planetary science
missionStartYear 1975
missionType orbiter and lander
notableAchievement conducted in situ biological experiments on Martian soil
performed long-term meteorological observations on Mars
returned first high-resolution color images from the Martian surface
operator NASA
orbiterEndOfMission 1980-08-17
orbiterMass approximately 2328 kilograms
orbiterStatus inactive
powerSource radioisotope thermoelectric generator
primaryObjective characterize the Martian surface and atmosphere
obtain high-resolution images of Mars
search for evidence of life on Mars
programPartner Viking 2
scientificInstrument biology experiment package
gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer
imaging system
meteorology instruments
seismometer
x-ray fluorescence spectrometer
spaceAgency NASA
surfaceOperationsStartYear 1976
targetRegionOnMars Chryse Planitia
surface form: Chryse Planitia lowland plains

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mars exploredBy Viking 1
Titan IIIE notablePayload Viking 1
Titan IIIE-Centaur notableMission Viking 1
this entity surface form: Viking program
Viking 1 component Viking 1 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Viking 1 lander
Viking 2 precededBy Viking 1
Phobos hasExplorationBy Viking 1
Deimos explorationTargetOf Viking 1
Chryse Planitia usedAsLandingSiteFor Viking 1
this entity surface form: Viking 1 lander