Status
Success
Helios-2
Launch Time
Thu Jan 15, 1976 05:34 UTC
Thu Jan 15, 1976 05:34 UTC
This mission used a Star-37E kick stage.
Rocket
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