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Helios 1

Titan IIIE launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 10, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 10, 1974 · 07:11 UTCLaunch 1974-097Launch no. 1,636 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 10, 1974, 07:11
Launch designation
1974-097
Mission
Helios 1
Vehicle flight ID
23E-2/TC-2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.453 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Helios 11974-097ANORAD 7567DFVLRDeep space370 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 10, 1974

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.