Viking Orbiter

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Mars orbiter NASA spacecraft program

Viking Orbiter was a pair of NASA spacecraft launched in the 1970s that orbited Mars to map its surface, study its atmosphere, and support the Viking landers.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Viking 1 Orbiter 0
Viking 2 Orbiter 0
Viking Orbiter cameras 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars orbiter ⓘ
Mars orbiter ⓘ
Mars orbiter ⓘ
NASA spacecraft program ⓘ
arrivalAtMars 1976-06-19 ⓘ
1976-08-07 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
destinationOrbit Mars orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ
endOfMission 1978-07-25 ⓘ
1980-08-17 ⓘ
hasPart Viking 1 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking 2 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchDate 1975-08-20 ⓘ
1975-09-09 ⓘ
launchDecade 1970s ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle Titan IIIE-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionObjective atmospheric studies of Mars ⓘ
high-resolution imaging of Mars ⓘ
map Martian surface ⓘ
relay communications for landers ⓘ
study Martian atmosphere ⓘ
missionRole atmospheric studies ⓘ
planetary mapping ⓘ
support for Viking landers ⓘ
missionType uncrewed ⓘ
uncrewed Mars orbiter ⓘ
numberOfSpacecraft 2 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking program NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMission Mars exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ
programPhase orbiter component of Viking program ⓘ
scientificDiscipline astronomy ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
supportsSpacecraft Viking 1 Lander NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking 2 Lander NERFINISHED ⓘ
target Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Viking 1 → component → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viking 1 orbiter
Viking 2 → hasComponent → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viking 2 orbiter
Aeolis quadrangle → imageryAvailableFrom → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viking Orbiter cameras
Chryse Planitia → observedByInstrument → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viking Orbiter cameras
Ares Vallis → observedByOrbiter → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
Tharsis volcanic plateau → studiedBy → Viking Orbiter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Viking orbiters
Valles Marineris → studiedByMission → Viking Orbiter ⓘ