Polaire
France
Spacecraft nº:
France spacecraft nº: 9
Launch data:
Designation
71F14
Launch date
06 Dec 1971
Launch site
Ko
Launch vehicle
Diamant-B
Mission
Science
Decay
06 Dec 1971
End of life:
Out of service
06 Dec 1971
Cause
Launch failure (Diamant B4)
Description:
The Polaire spacecraft mission was to be complementary to that of Tournesol, except the orbit was to be more polar (I=75 vs 45 deg) and H-Ly-Beta emissions observed (instead of H-Ly-Alpha) in the vicinity of 600 km.
Ref: #14 - update: 11.11.13