Orbiters Tech Specs  SizeOctagon in shape and approximately 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) across (based on the earlier Mariner 9 spacecraft) overall height was 10.79 feet (3.29 meters) from the lander attachment points on the bottom to the launch vehicle attachment points on top. The eight faces of the ring-like structure were 1.5 feet (.4572 meters) high … Continue reading Viking Spacecraft and Science