Helios 2

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication S-band radio
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration active until 1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Helios 2
gptkbp:launchDate 1976-01-15
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-41
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkbp:mass 370 kg
gptkbp:missionType solar observation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:perihelion 0.29 AU
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Helios_1
gptkbp:program gptkb:Helios_program
gptkbp:purpose study cosmic rays
measure solar wind
study interplanetary magnetic field
study solar processes
gptkbp:recordedAt closest approach to the Sun by a spacecraft (until Parker Solar Probe)
fastest spacecraft relative to the Sun (until Parker Solar Probe)
gptkbp:shape cylindrical
gptkbp:status mission ended
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkb:Helios_mission
gptkb:Atlas-Centaur
gptkb:Titan_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6