LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Sun Dec 05 1971

National Center of Space Research

Polaire

Launch Failure

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Diamant B

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Astrophysics
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Diamant Launch Area