Helios solar-probe spacecraft
The Helios solar probes were twin West German spacecraft built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm for a cooperative mission with NASA. Their spin-stabilized, heat-resistant design carried complementary experiments deep inside Mercury's orbit to measure solar wind, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and the near-Sun environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Helios A/B spacecraftHelios 1/2 probes
- Family Name
- Helios
- Full Name
- Helios solar-probe spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Helios solar probes were twin West German spacecraft built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm for a cooperative mission with NASA. Their spin-stabilized, heat-resistant design carried complementary experiments deep inside Mercury's orbit to measure solar wind, fields, energetic particles, cosmic dust, and the near-Sun environment.
- First Flight Year
- 1,974
- Last Flight Year
- 1,976
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 370
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:48:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:48:55 UTC