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Titan IIIE | Helios-A
Titan IIIE | Helios-A launched on Tue, Dec 10, 1974, 07:11 AM UTC — a Lockheed Martin mission.
Launch SuccessfulLockheed Martin
Lifted offNET Dec 1974
NET Tue, Dec 10, 1974, 07:11 AM UTC
Mission profile
The flight at a glance
Titan IIIVehicle
Lockheed MartinProvider
Space Launch Complex 41Pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USALocation
HeliophysicsMission type
Heliocentric N/AOrbit
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for Titan III to Heliocentric N/A. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 17:50
SimulatedRepresentative Titan III ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Helios-A
Helios-A and Helios-B (also known as Helios 1 and Helios 2), are a pair of probes launched into heliocentric orbit for the purpose of studying solar processes. A joint venture of West Germany's space agency DFVLR (70% share) and NASA (30%), the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 10, 1974, and January 15, 1976, respectively. Built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm as the main contractor, they were the first spaceprobes built outside the United States or Soviet Union.
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What time does Titan IIIE | Helios-A launch?
Titan IIIE | Helios-A is scheduled to lift off Tue, Dec 10, 1974, 07:11 AM UTC.
Where can I watch Titan IIIE | Helios-A?
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Who is launching Titan IIIE | Helios-A?
Titan IIIE | Helios-A is an Lockheed Martin mission flying on a Titan III.
Where does Titan IIIE | Helios-A launch from?
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.