NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Helios-2

Launch Time
Thu Jan 15, 1976 05:34 UTC

This mission used a Star-37E kick stage.

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-2

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: 374.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1976

3rd orbital launch attempt

Titan III

92nd mission
1st mission of 1976
80th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission