National Center of Space ResearchDiamant BP4Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Starlette
Launched
February 6, 1975
Summary
Starlette launched on a National Center of Space Research Diamant BP4 from Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 6, 1975. It was National Center of Space Research's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,661st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Diamant BP4 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlette, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 822 × 1,144 km orbit inclined 49.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Diamant BP4 · National Center of Space Research
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Diamant BP4 flightNational Center of Space Research's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,661st orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Starlette · NORAD 7646 · 1975-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARLETTE
- Object ID
- 1975-010A
- Epoch
- 1975-02-06 16:40:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.76720396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.021883
- Inclination
- 49.8297°
- Ascending node
- 329.2931°
- Arg. of perigee
- 29.6765°
- Mean anomaly
- 331.63°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- Starlette · NORAD 7646 · in orbit
Diamant BP.4 No. 1 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive French satellite dedicated to geodetic and geophysical studies
Pad
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
6th launch from Diamant Launch Area, 1st this year · 7th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
8 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
626 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Starlette launch?
Starlette launched on February 6, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Starlette?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Starlette?
Diamant BP4, flown by National Center of Space Research. Diamant BP4 spec sheet
Where did Starlette launch from?
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Starlette reach?
Starlette, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 822 × 1,144 km orbit inclined 49.8°.
How many satellites did Starlette launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).