Helios-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:34:00

Thursday January 15, 1976

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Mission Details

This mission used a Star-37E kick stage.

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.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

374 kilograms

Retired

Active 1974 to 1977

Agency

Rocket

Height: 48.8m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 15,400 kg

Liftoff Thrust

12,769 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

92nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 1976

3rd

Orbital launch attempt