Mars Mission: Viking I on Titan III Centaur Rocket Launch
Launch of the Mars mission Viking I payload on Titan III Centaur rocket. The interplanetary cruise phase of the Viking spacecraft lasted 310 days until Mars orbit insertion. The Viking I orbiter high-gain antenna was put into operation November 12, 1975. The high-gain antenna was repositioned daily to keep the radio beams aimed directly at the Earth.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: EL-1996-00220
Date: August 20, 1975
Mars Mission: Viking I on Titan III Centaur Rocket Launch
Launch of the Mars mission Viking I payload on Titan III Centaur rocket. The interplanetary cruise phase of the Viking spacecraft lasted 310 days until Mars orbit insertion. The Viking I orbiter high-gain antenna was put into operation November 12, 1975. The high-gain antenna was repositioned daily to keep the radio beams aimed directly at the Earth.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: EL-1996-00220
Date: August 20, 1975