Tournesol

Success CNES, Diamant B

Mission

Astrophysics · LEO

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

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
TOURNESOL 1971-030A Payload re-entered 1980-01-28
DIAMANT B R/B 1971-030B Rocket body re-entered 1979-07-09
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030C Debris re-entered 1972-07-15
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030D Debris re-entered 1977-07-15
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030E Debris re-entered 1976-04-15
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030F Debris re-entered 1977-02-03
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030G Debris re-entered 1972-07-13
DIAMANT B DEB 1971-030H Debris re-entered 1975-03-22

COSPAR ID 1971-030 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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