overview

Launch date
December 18, 2004
Payload(s)
HELIOS IIA, NANOSAT micro-satellite
Customer(s)
CNES, INTA, the national aeronautical technology institute of Spain
Status
Success
Launch site
Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ES
Prime contractor(s)
Orbit
Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)