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    HELIOS 1A
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 6 July 1995 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | France | 
| NORAD ID | 23605 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1995-033A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.224° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00145 | 
| RA ascending node | 11.542 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 84.570° | 
| Mean anomaly | 275.718° | 
| Orbital period | 95.739 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 08:49 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 551.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 561.5 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 571.5 km |