Péole (Preliminaire Eole), CNES's first experimental meteorological data-relay satellite testing balloon telemetry links and gravity-gradient stabilization for the later Eole program. Diamant B from Kourou on 12 December 1970; first CNES satellite from Guiana.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 57 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 5 Diamant B flights
- Date and time
- 12 December 1970, 13:04 UTC
- Rocket
- Diamant B
- Builder
- SEREB
- Launch site
- Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1970-109
- Launches in 1970
- 118th of 124
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