National Center of Space Research

Castor & Pollux

Diamant B

FAILURE

Failure

Monday, May 21, 1973 · 08:47 UTC

Mission

/01

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

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Diamant B

Variant: B

Launch Pad

Diamant Launch Area

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.222° N, 52.776° W

5

Pad Launches

6

Location Launches

11

Agency Launches

32

Orbital This Year

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