Helios 1
Helios 1 was the first German-American Helios solar probe, launched on December 10, 1974. It entered heliocentric orbit, set a human-made near-Sun distance record at its first perihelion in March 1975, and returned a long record of the solar wind, fields, energetic particles, and interplanetary dust.
Identity
- Aliases
- Helios-AHelios A1974-097A
- Name
- Helios 1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Helios 1 was the first German-American Helios solar probe, launched on December 10, 1974. It entered heliocentric orbit, set a human-made near-Sun distance record at its first perihelion in March 1975, and returned a long record of the solar wind, fields, energetic particles, and interplanetary dust.
- First Flight Date
- 1974-12-10
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/helios-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:48:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 10:48:56 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1974-12-10
- Vehicle Code
- Helios-A