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Tournesol
1971 artificial satellite. Tournesol was launched on April 15, 1971 aboard a Diamant B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 28, 1980).
COSPAR 1971-030ANORAD 5128France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Tournesol
- Payload designation
- D-2A
- International designator
- 1971-030A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5128
- GCAT identifier
- S05128
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/445
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Diamant Ast
- Owner
- CNES
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Aerospatiale-Cannes
- Platform (bus)
- D-2
Launch
- Date
- April 15, 1971 · 09:19 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-030Success
- Rocket
- Diamant B
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad Diamant
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 457 km
- Apogee
- 696 km
- Inclination
- 46.37°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 28, 1980
- Last known active
- Jul 27, 1973
- End of operations
- Jul 27, 1973
Size
- Mass
- 96 kg
- Dry mass
- 96 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 3.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13218950 (CC0).