Tournesol (D-2A), a French CNES scientific satellite with Lyman-alpha and hydrogen/oxygen spectrophotometers to map celestial hydrogen. Diamant B from Kourou ALD lofted the ~96 kg craft on 15 April 1971.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 96 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 5 Diamant B flights
- Date and time
- 15 April 1971, 09:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Diamant B
- Builder
- SEREB
- Launch site
- Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1971-030
- Launches in 1971
- 33rd of 133
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