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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Viking program
this entity surface form:
Viking 1 lander
this entity surface form:
Viking 1 lander