In orbitDebris

HELIOS 1 DEB

NORAD: 7570
COSPAR: 1974-097D

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Spacecraft

Built by: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center
Mass at launch: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Disk + Cable

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S07570, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1974-12-10
Rocket: Titan IIIE
Flight: Helios 1
Mission name: Helios 1
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: LERC/SAMSO
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1974-097

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1974-097, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: GER
Launch date: 1974-12-10
Orbits: the Sun

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(2) (NORAD 7569)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit