CNES Diamant B Polaire
Diamant B
Status
Failure
Date
5 DEC 1971
16:20
Launch Provider
National Center of Space Research
Launch Pad
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
Satellite similar to Tournesol (detect the presence of hydrogen in several directions of the celestial sphere) but in a more polar orbit. It failed to reach orbit.
Rocket
Diamant B
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Polar 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
