Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01

Orbited France's Helios 2A military reconnaissance satellite from Kourou into Sun-synchronous orbit, along with six rideshare payloads: the Parasol climate satellite, Nanosat-01, and four small Essaim signals-intelligence demonstrator satellites.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

4.8 T

Flight

3rd

of 3 Ariane 5 G+ flights

Date and time

18 December 2004, 16:26 UTC

Rocket

Ariane 5 G+

Builder

ArianeGroup

Launch site

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2004-049

Launches in 2004

50th of 54

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