Citation
Abstract
Project Helios is a joint deep space project of 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. Prior volumes of this series describe the history and organization of this program, the spacecraft configuration and trajectory, its telecommunications system, and the results of the semi-annual Helios Joint Working Group Meetings, which are held alternately in the United States and the Federal Republic of West Germany. This article deals with DSN activities since the Sixth Helios Joint Working Group Meeting, which was held at JPL in April-May 1972.
Details
- Volume
- XII
- Published
- December 15, 1972
- Pages
- 5–9
- File Size
- 563.6 KB