Diamant B | Polaire
Status: Failure | Launched: Dec 05, 1971 16:20 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: National Center of Space Research (Government)
- Rocket: Diamant B — Diamant family
Mission
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.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Diamant Launch Area
- Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T05:01:38.698063+00:00.