Helios 1
Helios 1 was a joint West German-American solar probe that measured the solar wind, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and interplanetary conditions from an orbit extending much closer to the Sun than Earth's.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Helios-AHelios A1974-097A
- Name
- Helios 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Helios 1 was a joint West German-American solar probe that measured the solar wind, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and interplanetary conditions from an orbit extending much closer to the Sun than Earth's.
- Destination
- Heliocentric orbit extending from Earth’s orbit to approximately 0.3 AU from the Sun for measuring the solar wind, magnetic and electric fields, cosmic rays, cosmic dust, and interplanetary conditions
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully operated in heliocentric orbit, set a new close-approach record in 1975, and returned scientific data until late 1982.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1974-12-10
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/helios-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:11:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 15:24:43 UTC
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- Affiliations
- Search Name
- Helios 1 Helios-A Helios A 1974-097A
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