Diamant B (Pollux and Castor)
This Diamant B flight article launched from Kourou on 21 May 1973 but failed during flight and was destroyed; the D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor satellites did not reach orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- 1973 D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor launch vehiclePollux-Castor Diamant B launch vehicle
- Name
- Diamant B (Pollux and Castor)
- Slug
- diamant-b-pollux-castor
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- This Diamant B flight article launched from Kourou on 21 May 1973 but failed during flight and was destroyed; the D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor satellites did not reach orbit.
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.esa.int/esapub/hsr/HSR_37.pdf
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:47:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:47:56 UTC
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1973-05-21
- Last Flight Date
- 1973-05-21
- Vehicle Code
- Diamant B