Viking 1 launched by a Titan Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

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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

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