Helios 2
Helios 2 was the second joint West German-American probe of the inner heliosphere. It carried improved systems and passed closer to the Sun than Helios 1 while measuring plasma, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and comet tails.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Helios-BHelios B1976-003A
- Name
- Helios 2
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
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- Description
- Helios 2 was the second joint West German-American probe of the inner heliosphere. It carried improved systems and passed closer to the Sun than Helios 1 while measuring plasma, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and comet tails.
- End Date
- 1981-01-07
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully reached a record 0.29 AU perihelion and returned solar-environment data until its downlink failed in 1980; controllers shut it down on January 7, 1981.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1976-01-15
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/helios-2/
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:22:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:52:23 UTC
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- Helios 2 Helios-B Helios B 1976-003A
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