Helios 1
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Helios 1 was a 1970s joint German–American solar probe designed to study the Sun’s environment from a highly elliptical orbit closer than Mercury.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helios 1 canonical | 5 |
| Helios solar probes | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
solar probe
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | 0.98 astronomical unit ⓘ |
| closestApproachToSun | inside Mercury’s orbit ⓘ |
| collaboration | joint German–American mission ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| dataType | in-situ solar environment measurements ⓘ |
| epoch | 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Helios 2 ⓘ |
| lastContact | 1985-02-10 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1974-12-10 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch Complex 41 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan IIIE ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Alenia Aeronautica
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeritalia
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm ⓘ |
| mass | about 370 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1985-02-10 ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics mission
ⓘ
solar wind research ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first spacecraft to approach the Sun closer than Mercury’s orbit ⓘ |
| operator |
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Aerospace Center
NASA ⓘ |
| orbitEccentricity | highly elliptical ⓘ |
| orbitsThe | Sun ⓘ |
| orbitType | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | 0.31 astronomical unit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study cosmic rays
ⓘ
study interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ study solar energetic particles ⓘ study solar wind ⓘ |
| program | Helios program ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
cosmic ray detector
ⓘ
magnetometer ⓘ micrometeoroid detector ⓘ plasma experiment ⓘ solar wind analyzer ⓘ |
| shape | spin-stabilized cylinder ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyPartner |
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
ⓘ
surface form:
DFVLR
Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| spacecraftBus | custom Helios bus ⓘ |
| stabilization | spin-stabilized ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Helios solar probes