page_title: August 1975
hierarchical_section_title: August 1975
caption_attribution_description: English: Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into orbit around the red planet in mid-1976. Deutsch: Viking 1 startete, an Bord einer Titan 3E/Centaur,von Startplatz 41 in Cape Canaveral. (20. August 1975 22:22 Uhr MEZ)
context_page_description: The following events occurred in August 1975:
context_section_description: The following events occurred in August 1975:
caption: August 20, 1975: Viking 1 begins journey to Mars
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