Diamant BP4 – Société d’étude et de réalisation d’engins balistiques
- Family: Diamant
- Length: 21.6 m
- Diameter: 1.34 m
- Launch Mass: 18 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 160 kg
The Diamant BP4, manufactured by Société d’étude et de réalisation d’engins balistiques established in 1959, undertook its inaugural launch on 02/06/1975. Notably, Diamant BP4 has 3 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 3 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Diamant rocket (Diamant is French for “diamond”) was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key predecessor for all subsequent European launcher projects.