NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Helios-1

Launch Time
Tue Dec 10, 1974 07:11 UTC

A Star-37E kick stage was used on this mission.

Rocket

Titan IIIE
Martin Marietta
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 12,769 kN
Payload to LEO: 15,400 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 48.8 m

Mission Details

Helios-1

Helios-A and Helios-B (also known as Helios 1 and Helios 2) are a pair of probes that were launched into heliocentric orbit to study solar processes.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 370.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1974

104th orbital launch attempt

Titan III

82nd mission
8th mission of 1974
71st successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission