Tournesol Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 Apr 1971, 9:19am

Location

Guiana Space Centre Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Launch Service Provider

CNES logo

CNES

Vehicle

Diamant B

Mission

Tournesol

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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

Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC

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