Mission record
Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:26:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4690 ever
Mission
Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.
Deployed payloads · 2