1971

1971 · National Center of Space Research

Tournesol

successDiamant B | Tournesol

French satellite designed to detect the presence of hydrogen in several directions of the celestial sphere.

Overview

Date / time
April 15, 1971 at 09:19 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Diamant Launch Area
Mission
Tournesol
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1