Diamant B | Castor & Pollux

Launch information

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Mission description

Dual French scientific satellites. Lost due to launch vehicle failure.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Diamant B | Castor & Pollux’.

Launch image Diamant B | Castor & Pollux

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 21, 1973, 8:47 a.m.

Timezone: America/Cayenne

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Castor & Pollux (LEO)

Launcher

National Center of Space Research

Rocket

Diamant B

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Diamant B | Castor & Pollux’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1445

To this date

Location Launch

#6

To this date

Pad Launch

#5

To this date

Agency Launch

#11

To this date

Orbital Launch

#32

Year 1973

Location Launch

#1

Year 1973

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1973

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1973

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