Earth Science
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialThe Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability. Helios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system in October 2004 and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy.
Orbital Attempt
#4,357
ASA Mission
#120
Pad Launch
#95
Location Launch
#132
Designator
1999-064
Dec 3, 1999, 4:22 PM
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The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 3, 1999, 1:22 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
