# 1971–74 French nuclear tests

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France carried out a series of 24 nuclear tests from 1971 to 1974 These tests followed the 1966–1970 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1975–1978 French nuclear tests.
France's 1971–1974 series tests and detonations :
| Name | Date time (UT) | Local time zone | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery, Purpose | Device | Yield | Notes |
| Dioné | 5 June 1971 19:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Dioné) | 5 m (16 ft) + 275 m (902 ft) | balloon, weapons development | AN-51 | 34 kt | |
| Encelade | 12 June 1971 19:14:57.3 | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21°48′11″S 138°54′50″W﻿ / ﻿21.80316°S 138.91391°W﻿ / -21.80316; -138.91391﻿ (Encelade) | 5 m (16 ft) + 450 m (1,480 ft) | balloon, weapons development | MR-41 | 440 kt | Induced fallout over Tureia. |
| Japet | 4 July 1971 21:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Japet) | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 9 kt | |
| Phoebé | 8 August 1971 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Phoebé) | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 4 kt | |
| Rhéa | 14 August 1971 19:00:00.8 | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21°52′29″S 139°00′22″W﻿ / ﻿21.874726°S 139.006115°W﻿ / -21.874726; -139.006115﻿ (Rhéa) | 5 m (16 ft) + 480 m (1,570 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 955 kt | |
| Umbriel | 25 June 1972 19:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Umbriel) | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 500 t | |
| Titania | 30 June 1972 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Titania) | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 4 kt | |
| Obéron | 27 July 1972 18:40:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Obéron) | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 6 kt | |
| Ariel | 31 July 1972 22:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21°46′53″S 138°54′17″W﻿ / ﻿21.78131°S 138.90472°W﻿ / -21.78131; -138.90472﻿ (Ariel) | 5 m (16 ft) + 10 m (33 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | TN-60 ? | 1000 kg | Some report that this was a safety experiment. |
| Euterpe | 21 July 1973 18:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Euterpe) | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 11 kt | |
| Melpomène | 28 July 1973 23:06:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Melpomène) | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 50 t | |
| Pallas | 18 August 1973 18:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Pallas) | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 4 kt | |
| Parthénope | 24 August 1973 18:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Parthénope) | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 200 t | |
| Tamara | 28 August 1973 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP): 26 km W 21°53′19″S 139°16′37″W﻿ / ﻿21.88862°S 139.277°W﻿ / -21.88862; -139.277﻿ (Tamara) | 5 m (16 ft) + 250 m (820 ft) | air drop, weapons development | AN-52 | 6.6 kt | Dropped by a Mirage 3 jet (Mirage III E sn 617). |
| Vesta | 13 September 1973 15:42:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21°46′52″S 138°54′17″W﻿ / ﻿21.78122°S 138.90476°W﻿ / -21.78122; -138.90476﻿ (Vesta) | 0.1 m (3.9 in) + 4 m (13 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | | no yield | |
| Capricorne | 16 June 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Capricorne) | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-70 ? | 4 kt | |
| Bélier | 1 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21°46′53″S 138°54′17″W﻿ / ﻿21.78126°S 138.90472°W﻿ / -21.78126; -138.90472﻿ (Bélier) | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) + 5 m (16 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | | no yield | |
| Gémeaux | 7 July 1974 23:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Gémeaux) | 5 m (16 ft) + 312 m (1,024 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-70 ? | 150 kt | |
| Centaure | 17 July 1974 17:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Centaure) | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-80 ? | 4 kt | |
| Maquis | 25 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP): 17 km WSW 21°57′15″S 139°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿21.95429°S 139.17013°W﻿ / -21.95429; -139.17013﻿ (Maquis) | 5 m (16 ft) + 250 m (820 ft) | air drop, weapons development | AN-52 | 8 kt | Dropped by a Jaguar A jet (Jaguar A sn 17). |
| Persée | 28 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21°46′52″S 138°54′17″W﻿ / ﻿21.78122°S 138.90474°W﻿ / -21.78122; -138.90474﻿ (Persée) | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) + 5 m (16 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | | 1000 kg | Some report that this was a safety experiment. |
| Scorpion | 14 August 1974 00:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Scorpion) | 5 m (16 ft) + 312 m (1,024 ft) | balloon, weapons development | | 96 kt | |
| Taureau | 24 August 1974 23:45:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21°50′S 138°53′W﻿ / ﻿21.83°S 138.88°W﻿ / -21.83; -138.88﻿ (Taureau) | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | | 14 kt | |
| Verseau | 14 September 1974 23:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21°52′16″S 139°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿21.871°S 139.01°W﻿ / -21.871; -139.01﻿ (Verseau) | 5 m (16 ft) + 433 m (1,421 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 332 kt | |