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Diamant Chronology 1970 March 10 - 12:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant B No. 1 DIAL-WIKA Mass: 63 kg (138 lb). Spacecraft: Dial WIKA. Agency: CNES/BMw. Perigee: 301 km (187 mi). Apogee: 1,631 km (1,013 mi). Inclination: 5.40 deg. Period: 104.20 min. Engineering package. 1970 December 12 - 13:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant B No. 2 Peole Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Spacecraft: Peole. Agency: CNES. Perigee: 634 km (393 mi). Apogee: 750 km (460 mi). Inclination: 15.00 deg. Period: 98.60 min. Gathered data from meteorological balloon system. 1971 April 15 - 09:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant B No. 3 Tournesol Mass: 96 kg (211 lb). Spacecraft: D. Agency: CNES. Perigee: 457 km (283 mi). Apogee: 696 km (432 mi). Inclination: 46.30 deg. Period: 96.20 min. 1971 December 5 - 16:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant B No. 4 FAILURE: Second stage failed. D-2A Polaire Spacecraft: D. Agency: CNES. 1973 May 21 - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant B No. 5 FAILURE: Failure - fairing did not jettison. Castor (D 5A) Spacecraft: D. Agency: CNES. 1975 February 6 - 16:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant BP.4 No. 1 Starlette Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Spacecraft: Starlette. Agency: CNES. Perigee: 805 km (500 mi). Apogee: 1,108 km (688 mi). Inclination: 49.80 deg. Period: 104.20 min. Geodesic satellite. 1975 May 17 - 10:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant BP.4 No. 2 Pollux Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Spacecraft: D. Agency: CNES. Perigee: 299 km (185 mi). Apogee: 1,256 km (780 mi). Inclination: 30.00 deg. Period: 100.40 min. D5A: Weight 36 kg. Testing in space of a hydrazine catalytic decomposition micropropulsion unit. Responsible organization: Societe Europeene de Propulsion. D5B: Weight 76 kg. Testing in space of the CACTUS accelerometer (ultrasensitive triaxial capacitive accelerometric sensor). Responsible organization: ONERA, Chatillon-sous-Berneux, France. 1975 September 27 - 08:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Diamant BP.4 No. 3 Aura Mass: 115 kg (253 lb). Spacecraft: D. Agency: CNES. Perigee: 476 km (295 mi). Apogee: 697 km (433 mi). Inclination: 37.10 deg. Period: 96.50 min. Solar UV radiation experiments. Study of solar and stellar ultraviolet radiation. 1. Spectral analysis of small and large sources located close to the plane of the ecliptic. Responsible organization: Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, Traverse du Siphon, 13000- Marseille (France). 2. St udy of solar ultraviolet radiation and its absorption by the earth's atmosphere. Responsible organization: Laboratoire de Physique Stellaire et Planetaire, Meudon, France. Weight 106.6 kg. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
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