SPOT 1 & Viking Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

22 Feb 1986, 1:44am

Location

Guiana Space Centre Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace logo

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 1

Mission

SPOT 1 & Viking

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden's first satellite.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:57pm UTC

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