Diamant B | Polaire
Launch Failure
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Dec. 5, 1971, 4:20 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Instantaneous launch window.
Satellite similar to Tournesol (detect the presence of hydrogen in several directions of the celestial sphere) but in a more polar orbit. It failed to reach orbit.
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