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Model: Topaze VE111-1. Gross Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Thrust (vac): 120.000 kN (26,970 lbf). Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Diameter: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Length: 4.50 m (14.70 ft). Country: France. No Engines: 1. Motor: NA 802 Soleil C. Status: Retired 1964. First Flight: 1962. Last Flight: 1964. No Launched: 10. Used as: Agate. Release conditions: SEREB. Model: Topaze VE111L-1. Gross Mass: 2,200 kg (4,800 lb). Thrust (vac): 156.000 kN (35,070 lbf). Burn time: 44 sec. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Diameter: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Length: 4.60 m (15.00 ft). Country: France. No Engines: 1. Motor: NA 803 Soleil. Status: Retired 1965. First Flight: 1963. Last Flight: 1965. No Launched: 4. Used as: Agate. Release conditions: SEREB. Model: Diamant-2. Gross Mass: 2,815 kg (6,206 lb). Empty Mass: 540 kg (1,190 lb). Thrust (vac): 120.082 kN (26,996 lbf). Isp: 255 sec. Burn time: 39 sec. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Isp(sl): 225 sec. Diameter: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Span: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Length: 4.57 m (14.99 ft). Country: France. No Engines: 1. Motor: Topaze. Status: Out of production. Cost $ : 0.700 million. First Flight: 1965. Last Flight: 1967. No Launched: 19. Other designations: Topaze. Used on Launch Vehicles: Diamant. VE. 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.