Diamant B | Péole
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 12, 1970, 1:04 p.m. - Dec. 12, 1970, 1:04 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 12, 1970, 1:04 p.m. - Dec. 12, 1970, 1:04 p.m.
First French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
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