Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Hélios 2B
The Helios 2 system includes Helios 2A and Helios 2B, both of which are European military observation satellites used by France, Belgium, Spain, and Greece. Helios 2A was launched on December 18, 2004, by an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. Helios 2B was launched five years later on December 18, 2009, carried also by an Ariane 5. The two satellites are identical. They carry a Thales-built high-resolution visible and thermal infrared instrument with 35 cm resolution, and an Airbus-built medium-resolution instrument.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,178.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2009
76th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
181st mission
7th mission of 2009
174th successful mission
37th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
49th mission
7th mission of 2009
45th successful mission
35th consecutive successful mission