Citation
Abstract
Project Helios is a joint Deep Space Project between the Federal Republic of West Germany and the United States. Two solar orbiting spacecraft are planned: the first to be launched in mid-1974 and the second in late 1975. The spacecraft will have a perihelion of approximately 0.25 AU and an aphelion of 1.0 AU. These highly elliptical orbits will come closer to the Sun than any known or presently planned deep space venture to date. Prior volumes of this report have provided the reader with an overview of the division of responsibilities between West Germany and the United States, the Project management organization, and the spacecraft design—including a functional description of its radio system and the latter's interface with the Deep Space Network. This article highlights the supporting activities of the TDS organization during the Fifth Helios Joint Working Group meeting, which was held October 20-27, 1971 at Oberpfaffenhofen (southwest of Munich), West Germany.
Details
- Volume
- VII
- Published
- February 15, 1972
- Pages
- 17–24
- File Size
- 940.7 KB