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Ariane 40 | Helios 1B
Arianespace · Ariane 40 · Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 120th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 4,357th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 3, 16:22 – Dec 3, 16:22 UTC
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Helios 1B
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability. Helios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system in October 2004 and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy.
Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
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