Viking 2 Lander

Viking 2 Lander

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.

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