Spacecraft information: HELIOS 1B

Launch Details
Launched 2 December 1999
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner France
NORAD ID 25977
COSPAR ID 1999-064A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.175°
Eccentricity 0.00004
RA ascending node 17.585 hr
Argument perigee 48.577°
Mean anomaly 311.548°
Orbital period 96.814 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jan 2026, 11:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 612.9 km
Mean Altitude 613.2 km
Peak Altitude 613.5 km

Launched alongside

CLEMENTINE ARIANE 40 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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