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Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01

December 18, 2004 at 4:26 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 launch image — Mission imagery · Ariane 5 G+

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December 18, 2004 at 4:26 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680

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Rocket: Ariane 5 G+
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Launch probability: -1%
Window opens: December 18, 2004 at 4:26 PM UTC
Window closes: December 18, 2004 at 4:26 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 4:01 AM UTC

Mission description

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.

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Ariane 5 G+

Ariane 5 · G+

Height

55 m

Diameter

5.4 m

LEO capacity

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Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

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