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Viking 1

Posted on November 13, 1982March 7, 2020 by data-art
MissionDate/TimeEvent
viking11975.08.20.21.22.00Launch on a Titan/Centaur rocket
viking11976.06.19.12.00.00Mars orbit insertion
viking11976.06.21.12.00.00New 1,513 x 33,000 km orbit for landing site certification
viking11976.07.20.08.51.00Lander separation from orbiter
viking11976.07.20.11.53.06Lander touchdown on Mars
viking11977.02.01.12.00.00Close approaches to Phobos
viking11977.03.11.12.00.00New 300 x 33,000 km orbit
viking11979.07.20.12.00.00New 357 x 33,000 km orbit
viking11980.08.07.12.00.00Orbiter attitude gas running low. New 320 x 56,000 km parking orbit to avoid collision with Mars before 2019
viking11980.08.17.12.00.00Orbiter operations terminated after 1,485 orbits
viking11982.11.13.12.00.00Contact to lander lost. End of mission

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