Diamant B | Polaire

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Diamant B | Polaire’.

Launch image Diamant B | Polaire

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 5, 1971, 4:20 p.m.

Timezone: America/Cayenne

Launch authority

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

Mission

Polaire (PO)

Launcher

National Center of Space Research

Rocket

Diamant B

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

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

Orbital Launch

#1286

To this date

Location Launch

#5

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#10

To this date

Orbital Launch

#119

Year 1971

Location Launch

#3

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1971

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