Helios 1A Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
7 Jul 1995, 4:23pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Helios 1A
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
The 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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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