CNES Diamant BP4 Castor & Pollux
Diamant BP4
Status
Success
Date
17 MAY 1975
10:32
Launch Provider
National Center of Space Research
Launch Pad
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
Dual French scientific satellites
Rocket
Diamant BP4
Mission Type
Earth Science
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
21.6 m
Diameter
1.34 m
Launch Mass
18 T
Thrust
396 kN
