Diamant B | Tournesol

Launch information

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Mission description

French satellite designed to detect the presence of hydrogen in several directions of the celestial sphere.

Launch status

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

Launch image Diamant B | Tournesol

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 15, 1971, 9:19 a.m.

Timezone: America/Cayenne

Launch authority

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

Mission

Tournesol (LEO)

Launcher

National Center of Space Research

Rocket

Diamant B

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Diamant B | Tournesol’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
5128 TOURNESOL LEO 46.31 FRANCE Decayed

Launch statistics

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

Orbital Launch

#1200

To this date

Location Launch

#3

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#8

To this date

Orbital Launch

#33

Year 1971

Location Launch

#1

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1971

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