Diamant B (Tournesol)
This Diamant B flight article launched from Kourou on 15 April 1971 and successfully placed the D2-A Tournesol astronomy satellite into orbit to study stellar, solar, and geocoronal hydrogen.
Identity
- Aliases
- D2-A Tournesol launch vehicleTournesol launch vehicle
- Name
- Diamant B (Tournesol)
- Slug
- diamant-b-tournesol
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- This Diamant B flight article launched from Kourou on 15 April 1971 and successfully placed the D2-A Tournesol astronomy satellite into orbit to study stellar, solar, and geocoronal hydrogen.
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.esa.int/esapub/hsr/HSR_37.pdf
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:47:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:47:30 UTC
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1971-04-15
- Last Flight Date
- 1971-04-15
- Vehicle Code
- Diamant B