NASA · Aerospace · 1976
Second Viking lander, touched down at Utopia Planitia in September 1976. Identical hardware to Viking 1 with a 3-meter robotic surface sampler arm. Operated for nearly 4 years before battery failure. Landed at an 8.2° tilt with one leg on a rock after radar misidentification caused thrusters to fire briefly extra at touchdown.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Planetary Lander |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 1976 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | Viking Lander 2, Gerald Soffen Memorial Station |
| Announced | 1968 |
| Released | 1976-09-03 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 2000 × 3000 × 3000 mm |
| Weight | 572 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum, titanium honeycomb |
| Degrees of freedom | 4 |
| Payload | 0.13 kg |
| Reach | 3000 mm |
| Repeatability | ±25 mm |
| Camera | Twin 360° cylindrical scan cameras with 6 selectable spectral filters |
| Chipset | Honeywell GCSC (General-purpose Computer for Spacecraft Control) |
| Actuator type | Electric motors |
| Made in | USA |
