ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Helios 2B
Launched
December 18, 2009
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
Helios 2B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 18, 2009. It was Arianespace's 188th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,030th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 5 GS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 5 GS flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 188th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,030th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Helios IIB · NORAD 36124 · re-entered December 14, 2023
Ariane 5 L532 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Helios 2B is a French reconnaissance system jointly funded by the French and Spanish governments.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 7th this year · 202nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Helios 2B launch?
Helios 2B launched on December 18, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Helios 2B?
Coverage: VOL V193 Ariane 5 GS , Helios 2B, decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Helios 2B?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did Helios 2B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was Helios 2B going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Helios 2B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).