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Lockheed MartinTitan IIIESpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Helios-A
Launched
December 10, 1974
Summary
Helios-A launched on a Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 10, 1974. It was Lockheed Martin's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,642nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan IIIE flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIE · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan IIIE flightLockheed Martin's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,642nd orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Helios 1 · NORAD 7567 · left Earth orbit December 10, 1974
Centaur TC-2 · left Earth orbit December 11, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Helios-A and Helios-B (also known as Helios 1 and Helios 2), are a pair of probes launched into heliocentric orbit for the purpose of studying solar processes. A joint venture of West Germany's space agency DFVLR (70% share) and NASA (30%), the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 10, 1974, and January 15, 1976, respectively. Built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm as the main contractor, they were the first spaceprobes built outside the United States or Soviet Union.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 288th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
301 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Helios-A launch?
Helios-A launched on December 10, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Helios-A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Helios-A?
Titan IIIE, flown by Lockheed Martin. Titan IIIE spec sheet
Where did Helios-A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Helios-A going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did Helios-A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).