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Launch of Viking 2 Target Name:   Mars Spacecraft:   Viking 2 Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Related Document Viking Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size viking5.gif GIF 617 x 537 122K viking5.jpg JPEG 3009 x 1426 465K viking5.tif TIFF 3009 x 1426 5M This photograph shows the launch of the Viking 2 spacecraft which occurred on September 9, 1975. Viking 2 entered Mars orbit on August 7, 1976 and the Viking Lander 2 touched down at Utopia Planitia on September 3, 1976. The Viking Orbiter 2 was powered down on July 25, 1978 after 706 orbits.

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