Diamant B
Diamant B was the more capable CNES-led evolution introduced with the opening of the Diamant launch site at Kourou in 1970. It increased representative payload capability from 80 to 115 kilograms and flew five missions through 1973, including three successful orbital launches.
Identity
- Aliases
- Diamant-BDiamant B launcher
- Family Name
- Diamant
- Full Name
- Diamant B
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- diamant-b
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- B
Details
- Description
- Diamant B was the more capable CNES-led evolution introduced with the opening of the Diamant launch site at Kourou in 1970. It increased representative payload capability from 80 to 115 kilograms and flew five missions through 1973, including three successful orbital launches.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
- Operator Id
- vh78tcgf85a81gqyw9qssyv78s89tky8
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7y47q9w1m5j41bd2tkeacbqx8aez8n
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 115
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/diamant
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamant#Diamant_B
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:11:33 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:11:33 AM