Hélios 2A

Summary

Hélios 2A is a reconnaissance satellite^[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #17 of 76).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hélios 2A's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[3].
• Hélios 2A's operator is recorded as Direction générale de l'Armement^[4].
• Hélios 2A's follows is recorded as Hélios 1B^[5].
• Hélios 2A's followed by is recorded as Hélios 2B^[6].
• Hélios 2A's manufacturer is recorded as Astrium^[7].
• Hélios 2A's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2004-049A^[8].
• Hélios 2A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5G+^[9].
• Hélios 2A's SCN is recorded as 28492^[10].
• Hélios 2A's country of origin is recorded as France^[11].
• Hélios 2A's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[12].
• Hélios 2A's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[13].
• Hélios 2A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2004-12-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Hélios 2A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04qg8r^[15].
• Hélios 2A's spacecraft bus is recorded as SPOT^[16].
• Hélios 2A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[17].
• Hélios 2A's space tug is recorded as EPS-V L10^[18].
• Hélios 2A's start point is recorded as ELA-3^[19].
• Hélios 2A's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4200'}^[20].
• Hélios 2A's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "28492"]^[21].
• Hélios 2A's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2004-049A^[22].

Why It Matters

Hélios 2A draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #17 of 76).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]