Diamant BP4 (Pollux and Castor)
This Diamant BP4 flight article launched from Kourou on 17 May 1975 and successfully placed the D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor satellites into orbit on a dual-payload mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- 1975 D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor launch vehiclePollux-Castor Diamant BP4 launch vehicle
- Name
- Diamant BP4 (Pollux and Castor)
- Slug
- diamant-bp4-pollux-castor
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- This Diamant BP4 flight article launched from Kourou on 17 May 1975 and successfully placed the D5-A Pollux and D5-B Castor satellites into orbit on a dual-payload mission.
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.esa.int/esapub/hsr/HSR_37.pdf
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:48:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 10:48:32 UTC
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1975-05-17
- Last Flight Date
- 1975-05-17
- Vehicle Code
- Diamant BP4