page_title: Viking (satellite)
hierarchical_section_title: Viking (satellite)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Viking satellite is mounted on top of the Ariane adapter which in turn will be mounted on top of the 3rd stage of the Ariane 1. Svenska: Satelliten Viking monteras på en adapter som i sin tur ska monteras på Arianes tredje steg.
context_page_description: Viking was Sweden's first satellite. It was launched on an Ariane 1 rocket as a piggyback payload together with the French satellite SPOT 1, on February 22, 1986. Operations ended on May 12, 1987. Viking was used to explore plasma processes in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere.
context_section_description: Viking was Sweden's first satellite. It was launched on an Ariane 1 rocket as a piggyback payload together with the French satellite SPOT 1, on February 22, 1986. Operations ended on May 12, 1987. Viking was used to explore plasma processes in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere.
caption: The Viking satellite is mounted on top of the Ariane adapter.
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