ArianespaceAriane 5 G+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01
Launched
December 18, 2004
Image: ESA/S. Corvaja
Summary
Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 18, 2004. It was Arianespace's 159th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,690th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 5 G+ flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V165Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 5 G+ flightArianespace's 159th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,690th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; 8 still in orbit
- Helios IIA · NORAD 28492 · in orbit
- Nanosat 1 · NORAD 28493 · in orbit
- Essaim W23 · NORAD 28494 · in orbit
- Essaim W11 · NORAD 28495 · in orbit
- Essaim E24 · NORAD 28496 · in orbit
- Essaim E12 · NORAD 28497 · in orbit
- Parasol · NORAD 28498 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L520 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
20th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 173rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
153 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launch?
Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launched on December 18, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01?
Coverage: Ariane V165. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01?
Ariane 5 G+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G+ spec sheet
Where did Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a dedicated rideshare mission.
How many satellites did Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).