Hélios 1A

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General

Designation	23605 / 95033A
Launch date	7 Jul 1995
Country of origin	France
Mission	Military: reconnaissance
Perigee/Apogee	673/676 km sun-synchronous
Inclination	98.1°
Period	98.2 min
Launch vehicle	Ariane V75

Hélios 1A carries an eavesdropping payload called Euracom, built by Dassault Electronique.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Matra Marconi Space (under control of CNES)
Platform	Spot Mk 2
Mass at launch	2537 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	2200 W
Design lifetime	5 years

2 tape recorders, only optical observation

The Hélios system downlinks in S-band at 2206.53 MHz and in X-band at 8253.0 MHz

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