2. HISTORY
• Viking 1 was lunched on August
20, 1975.
• Viking 1 landed on Mars in June
19, 1976.
• Viking 1 was sent by America.
• Viking 1 plus his twin Viking 2
became the first spacecraft to
make a safe landing on Mars.
3. MAN/UNMANNED
• Viking 1 was an undammed
mission.
• the probe called Viking1 held
the mission to the “4th planet”
Mars.
• Each spacecraft was
composed of two main parts the
orbiter and lander.
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4. PURPOSE
• Mission objective were to obtain high
resolution of the Martians surface.
• The primary mission objective was to
search for evidence of life.
• To study and photograph the
surface and data about the
atmosphere.
• To keep track of the climate and soil
on Mars.
5. VEHICLE
• Viking 1 was the vehicle on
Mars.
• The launch Vehicle is a titan
IIIE/Centaur
• Viking 1 was the first of two
spacecraft along with (Viking
2) sent to Mars
• Each spacecraft was
composed of two main parts the
orbiter and lander.
6. IMPORTANT/INTERESTING
FACTS
• The mass was 883kg
• The power was 620w
• Orbital Period was 47.26h
• The periapsis was 320km
• The apoapsis was 56000km
7. COMPARING THE TWINS
• Viking 1 • Viking 2
• Viking • Viking 2’s
1’sower was power was
620w 602w
• Viking 2
• Viking 1 launched
launched September
August 20 9,1975
1975 • Viking 2
• Viking 1 landed
landed June September 3
19 1976 1976
9. INFORMATION ABOUT PICTURES
• Picture in the left top corner
is a picture of Viking 1
• Picture in the right top corner
first picture that Viking 1 took
• The picture at the bottom is
Viking’s 1 landing spot.
