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Hélios 2A
European military reconnaissance satellite. Hélios 2A was launched on December 18, 2004 aboard a Ariane 5G+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2004-049ANORAD 28492France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Helios IIA
- Common name
- Hélios 2A
- Payload designation
- Helios 2A
- International designator
- 2004-049A
- NORAD catalog number
- 28492
- GCAT identifier
- S28492
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/468
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Helios
- Owner
- CNES
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Astrium (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- SPOT
Launch
- Date
- December 18, 2004 · 16:26 UTC
- Launch record
- 2004-049Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G+
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 666 km
- Apogee
- 683 km
- Inclination
- 98.08°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Dec 31, 2020
- End of operations
- September 2021
Size
- Mass
- 4,200 kg
- Dry mass
- 4,000 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.70 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1041853 (CC0).