First French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
Vehicle
Diamant B
Diamant · B
Height
23.5 m
Diameter
1.34 m
LEO capacity
160 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.