Diamant B

In-active

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques ()

March 10, 1970

Description

The Diamant rocket (Diamant is French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key predecessor for all subsequent European launcher projects.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    23.5 m
  • Diameter
    1.34 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.34 m
  • Launch Mass
    18.0 T
  • Thrust
    396.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Diamant B
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    B
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Diamant B
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    160.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques

Commercial
None
1959

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques or SÉREB was a French aviation company. It was created initially to develop two-stage ballistic missiles for nuclear weapons (Force de dissuasion nucléaire française). CNES was formed in 1961, which took over much development of civilian research.

Previous Flights

flew on five previous launch(es).

Diamant B | Castor & Pollux

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Dual French scientific satellites. Lost due to launch vehicle failure.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant B | Polaire

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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.

Polar Orbit
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Diamant B | Tournesol

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant B | Péole

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant B | Dial Wika

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

French-German scientific satellite with four experiments aboard.

Low Earth Orbit
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