CNES Diamant B Péole
Diamant B
Status
Success
Date
12 DEC 1970
13:04
Launch Provider
National Center of Space Research
Launch Pad
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
First French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
Rocket
Diamant B
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Diamant rocket (Diamant is French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key predecessor for all subsequent European launcher projects.
Height
23.5 m
Diameter
1.34 m
Launch Mass
18 T
Thrust
396 kN
