Viking 1 Lander

Viking 1 Lander

NASA · Aerospace · 1976

First spacecraft to successfully soft-land on Mars and complete its mission. Equipped with a 3-meter robotic surface sampler arm that scooped Martian soil into onboard biology, chemistry, and meteorology instruments. Operated for over 6 years on the surface, returning more than 4,500 images and groundbreaking data that defined Mars science for decades.

CategoryAerospace
StatusActive
Year1976
OriginUSA
Height2000 mm
Weight572 kg
Payload0.13 kg
Degrees of freedom4
Battery8 Ah
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