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