Castor & Pollux

Success CNES, Diamant BP4

Mission

Earth Science · LEO

Dual French scientific satellites

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
D5A (POLLUX) 1975-039A Payload re-entered 1978-01-04
D5B (CASTOR) 1975-039B Payload re-entered 1979-02-18
DIAMANT B-P4 R/B 1975-039C Rocket body re-entered 1976-08-07
DIAMANT B-P4 DEB 1975-039D Debris re-entered 1976-09-26
DIAMANT B-P4 DEB 1975-039E Debris re-entered 1976-06-18
DIAMANT B-P4 DEB 1975-039F Debris re-entered 1976-09-30
DIAMANT B-P4 DEB 1975-039G Debris re-entered 1978-01-29

COSPAR ID 1975-039 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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