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Washington. D.C. 20546
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Release:
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Nicholas Panagakos
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Sunday,
(Phone: 202/755-3680) January 11, 1976
Joe McRoberts
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/982-4955)
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cent more heat than Helios 1, whose parts already have shown
they can take temperatures of 370 degrees Centigrade (700
glow seen in the east and west before sunrise and after
sunset).
on Helios 1.
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Data received by these spacecraft, which measure solar
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including spacecraft
Cost of the two Helios missions,
million. The German share
and launch vehicle, is about $260
spacecraft costs, which
is about $180 million. BMFT pays all
a prototype and
include the price of the two flight units,
Germany provides
thermal, structural and engineering models.
acquisition costs
seven experiments, plus command and aata
and their
The U.S. pays for the two launch vehicles
services, the three
support, tracking and data acquisition
for a total of about $80
U.S. experiments and other support
million.
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Prime contractor for the spacecraft
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MISSION OBJECTIVES
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Spacecraft
Weight 376 kilograms (826 pounds)
including 10 scientific experi-
ments weighing a total of 72 kg
(158 lb.).
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The data handling equipment
consists of a command decoder,
data storage with a 500-kilobit
core memory, an encoder and a
telemetry control unit. The
spacecraft is controlled by
ground command.
Tracking and Data The DSN unified S-band system
Acquisition will be used for telecommunica-
tions utilizing the 26 m (85 ft.)
antenna and the 64-m (210-ft.)
antennas. Essentially continuous
coverage will be provided during
the primary mission (first 120
days). Mission control will be
from the German Space Operation
Center (GSOC) near Munich. The
German Control Center (GCC) will
interface with NASA's NASCOM
facility in Madrid. The 100-m
(325-ft.) antenna at Effelsberg,
Germany, will be used as required,
but only for telemetry reception.
Orbit Elliptical, from one AU to 0.29
AU. 186-day period.
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LAUNCH FACILITIES
from
Helios B will be launched aboard Titan Centaur-5 Test
Air Force Eastern
Complex 41 of the Titan III Complext the John F.
Range. Launch will be under the direction of Directorate.
Kennedy Space Center's Unmanned Launch Operations
islands in
The Titan III Complex -- built on manmade
the Banana River -- consists of: solid rocket motor ser-
Building
vicing and storage areas; a Vertical Integration Launch Com-
(VIB); a Solid Motor Assembly Building (SMAB); system
plexes 40 and 41; and a double-track locomotive vehicle
which transports the mated Titan core and Centaur41. The
from the VIB through the SMAB to Launch 20Complex
miles to link
rail system covers a distance of about
the various facilities of the complex.
HARDWARE ASSEMBLY
shroud
The Titan, Centaur and Centaur portion of the
VIB on a mobile transporter/
are erected and mated in the are
umbilical mast structure. Attached to the transporter equipment
three vans housing launch control and monitoring
through-
which remain connected to the transporter and vehicle of inte-
out the receipt-to-launch sequence. Upon completion
Centaur are
grated tests in the VIB, the assembled Titan and the solid rocket
moved on the transporter to the SMAB. After mated, the
motors and liquid-fueled stages are structurally service
vehicle is moved to Launch Complex 41. A mobilestages. An
structure provides access to all mated vehicle
protection
environmental enclosure or "white room" provides
for the Centaur and the spacecraft.
checkout,
The spacecraft prelaunch operations include of the
fueling and encapsulation in the payload section
with
shroud and mating of the encapsulated spacecraft and encap-
Centaur at Complex 41. Spacecraft are assembled
Facility
sulated at the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation
(SAEF) at KSC.
The VIB is a 23-story structure enclosing 9 million
feet from
cubic feet of space. The VIB, located 20,000 control and
Complex 41, has two major functions: launch
core vehicle assembly and systems checkout.
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COMPLEX MODIFICATIONS
The Titan III Complex was modified to support assembly,
checkout and launch of the Titan Centaur. Complex 41 is
under operational assignment to KSC and necessary modifica-
tions were funded by NASA.
TC-5 HISTORY
The Titan first and second stages were erected on their
transporter Sept. 11-12 and the Centaur upper stage was mated
with them Sept. 17. TC-5 was moved in to the SMAB Oct. 31
where the twin solid boosters were mated with the core vehicle
in early November. The combined launch vehicle was moved the
2.8 miles from the SMAB to Complex 41 Nov. 4.
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NOTE: Event times are nominal and apply to the Dec. 8, 1975,
launch opportunity at window opening. Event times will
vary according to launch date and time.
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CONTRACTORS
Spacecraft
Launch Vehicle
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Nicholas Panagakos
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. IMMEDIATE
(Phone: 202/755-3680)
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR HEIlOS-B
a Titan 1IIE
The Titan Centaur launch vehicle combines
It has an overall
booster and Centaur D-lT third stage. weight
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total liftoff
height-; of 48.8 meters (160 feet) and a
For the Helios
. t of 64,000 kilograms (1.4 million pounds).
solid rocket motor kick
x issior a fourth stage, the Delta
' - stage will be employed.
Standard
A new type of shroud, called the Centaur and its
stage vehicle
5x:~ud (CSS) covers the entire third
pa Broad. m (14
It measures 17.6 m (58 ft.) lonq and is 4.3nearly
a spacecraft
ft.) in diameter, and will accommodate
8.5 m (28 ft.) in length.
Titan I]L
liquid
The Titan IIIE hcoster consists of a two-stagc motors,
strap-on solid rocket
propellant core vehicle and two
and 25.9 m (85 ft.) long. The
each 3 m (10 ft.) in diamter each, provide
two scluds, which are made up of five segments at liftoff.
(2.4 million lb.)
a thrust of 10.7 million newtons
stages are primarily
The 3-m (10-ft.) diameter core
alloys. They are made with aluminum
constructed of alLaminum
integrally milled.
skins with T-shaped aluminu,,i stringers
stage is 22X2 m (72.9 ft.) and the
The length of the first
second stage 7.1 m (23.3 ft.).
Centaur D-lT
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Delt-a Stage
The Delta stage (alternately referred to as fourth]
stage or TE-M-364-4 stage) major assemblies consist of a
spin table, TE-M-364-4 solid propellant rocket motor, bat-
teries, telemetry and tracking systems and a payload attach
fitting. The spin table's lower (non.-rotating) conical
',I- adapter is attached to a cylindrical adapter on the Centaur.
1'. The spin table assembly includes a four-segment petal adap--
t-er mounted on a bearing attached to the non-rotating conical
adapte±'. During spinup, the eight spin rockets which are
V mounted on the spin table are ignited, two redundant motor
separation clamp explosive bolt assemblies are initiated,
and centrifugal force swings the adapter segments back on
their hinges to free the Delta stage, the payload attach
fitting and the Helios spacecraft.
The TE-M-364--4 rocket motor provides an average thrust
of 66,275 N (14,900 lb.) over its action time of about 44
seconds.
The base of the attach fitting is attached to the
forward support ring of the TE-M-364-4 motor. The Helios
spacecraft is fastened to the attach fitting by means of
a V band clamp. Four separatior springs are utilized, each
exerting a force of approximately 58.5 kg (130 lb.) on the
spacecraft in the mated configuration.
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attached to two conical sections of magnesium. The cylin-
drical sections are made of c~orrugated aluminum. A seal
and insulation allows a clean and thermally controlled
environment in the payload area.
The two halves of the Centaur Standard Shroud join
along a longitudinal split line. Approximately 60 seconds
after Titan Stage II ignition, the longitudinal and hori-
zontal split lines are severed by a noncontaminating pyro-
technic system. Four compressed springs force the two
halves to separate. The cone shaped bottom section of the
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The Countdown
The launch countdown will be conducted by a team of
about 150 people including representatives from N'ASA's
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.;. Lewis Research Center, Cleveland,
Ohio; Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; and
General Dynamics/Convair, Pratt & Whitney, Martin Marietta
&
Corp., the United Technology Center, Lockheed Missiles RCA
Space Co., McDonnell Douglas, Aerojet Propulsion Co.,
and Pan American World Airways. Representatives of theAero-
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Office and 6555th
space Test Group are ac'.ing in a consultant role to NASA
for the Titan booster.
Launch readiness activities will include:
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Centaur Phase
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realigned to pitch
Prior to second burn the vehicle is
attitude of approximately four degrees.
seconds,
The second Centaur burn, of approximately 295
system.
is terminated by the Centaur guidance
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TEM364The fourth stage consists of a Delta stage using the
spacecraft.
TE-M-364-4 solid rocket motor and the lHelios
computer unit 70 seconds
Upon command of the Centaur digital (MECO-2) the Delta stage
after Centaur main engine shutdown
is spun up to approximately 100 rpm. Two seconds later the
the Centaur
N fourth stage is separated from the Centaur and
is backed away from the fourth stage. All subsequent fourth
timer and pyro-
stage events are initiated by the Delta stage
by the Centaur
technic ignition delay train which is started
two seconds prior to separation. Ignition of the fourth
and burns for
stage motor occurs 42 seconds after separation
Separation of the Hlelios space-
approximately 44 seconoj.
takes place about 72
craft from the spent fourth stage motor
seconds after completion of its burn.
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