Key statistics
Satellite HELIOS 1B at a glance.
Uptime
9348
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HELIOS 1B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HELIOS 1B
International designator: 1999-064A
Object number (NORAD): 25977
Object ID (CCSDS): 25977
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.87 minutes
Inclination: 98.193 deg
SMA: 6986.917 km
Apoapsis: 610.307 km
Periapsis: 607.258 km
RAAN: 77.5225 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002182
Argument of periapsis: 112.7797 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.3648 deg
Mean motion: 14.86532263 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000963 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011531 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HELIOS 1B
TLE line 1: 1 25977U 99064A 25187.57748731 .00000963 00000-0 11531-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 25977 98.1930 77.5225 0002182 112.7797 247.3648 14.86532263648683
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HELIOS 1B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object HELIOS 1B.
Associated space launch
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability. Helios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system in October 2004 and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy.
HELIOS 1B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | Helios 1B’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 3, 1999, 4:22 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | Helios 1B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 3, 1999, 4:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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