Centaure used the Venus booster and a Belier second stage. There were two test flights followed by a continuation of the aeronomy program begun with Veronique.
The test in Oct 1971 was carried out by ISRO prior to its own flights with Centaure.
| Centaure test flights | ||||
| Flight | Date | Lab | Notes | Site |
| C03 | 1961 Jun | CNET | Test flight | HMG |
| C04 | 1961 Jun | CNET | Test flight | HMG |
| C60 | 1964 May 4 | CNET | CNET A | HMG |
| C33 | 1964 May 8 | CNET | CNET A | HMG |
| C62 | 1964 Oct 5 | CNET | CNET B | HMG |
| C63 | 1964 Oct 7 | CNET | CNET B | HMG |
| C140 | 1966 Oct 8 | CNES | Tech | HMG |
| C154 | 1971 Oct 18 | ISRO | Test | CSG |
| Centaure Aeronomy program | ||||
| Flight | Date | Lab | Notes | Site |
| C02 | 1961 Dec 6 | Aero | Na | Reg |
| C06 | 1961 Dec 6 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C05 | 1961 Dec 9 | Aero | Na | Reg |
| C07 | 1961 Dec 9 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C08 | 1961 Dec 9 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C10 | 1962 May 18 | CNET | Test flight | CERES |
| C12 | 1962 May 29 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C15 | 1962 May 29 | Aero | Na | Reg |
| C18 | 1962 May 29 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C14 | 1962 Jun 5 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C16 | 1962 Jun 5 | Aero | Na | Reg |
| C17 | 1962 Jun 5 | Aero | Na | Reg |
| C19 | 1962 Jun 5 | Aero | Na/Grenade | HMG |
| C09 | 1962 Jun 5 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C20 | 1962 Nov 26 | Aero | Seddon | HMG |
| C30 | 1962 Nov 27 | Aero | Na | Argentina |
| C32 | 1962 Nov 28 | Aero | Bowen | HMG |
| C11 | 1962 Nov 30 | Aero | Bowen | HMG |
| C26 | 1962 Nov 30 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C29 | 1962 Nov 30 | Aero | Na | Argentina |
| C37 | 1962 Nov 30 | Aero | Na/Li | CERES |
| C27 | 1962 Dec 1 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C21 | 1962 Dec 4 | Aero | Seddon | HMG |
| C28 | 1962 Dec 8 | Aero | Na | CELPA |
| C31 | 1962 Dec 9 | Aero | Na | CELPA |
| C24 | 1962 Dec 12 | Aero | Na/Grenade | CERES |
| C25 | 1962 Dec 12 | Aero | Na/Grenade | CERES |
| C51 | 1963 May 14 | Aero | TMA emission | HMG |
| C42 | 1963 May 15 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C45 | 1963 May 21 | Aero | Na | Reggane |
| C48 | 1963 May 21 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C43 | 1963 May 21 | Aero | Na K | HMG |
| C41 | 1963 May 24 | Aero | Na K | HMG |
| C35 | 1963 May 25 | Aero | Na | CELPA |
| C39 | 1963 May 30 | Aero | Na | CELPA |
| C54 | 1963 Jun 12 | Aero | Bowen | HMG |
| C55 | 1963 Jun 13 | Aero | Bowen | HMG |
| C53 | 1963 Jun 14 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C13 | 1964 Feb 9 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C52 | 1964 Feb 12 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C44 | 1964 Feb 12 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C56 | 1964 Feb 12 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C57 | 1964 Feb 13 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C40 | 1964 Feb 13 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C38 | 1964 Feb 14 | MPA | Ba | HMG |
| C34 | 1964 Feb 15 | MPA | Ba | HMG |
| C58 | 1964 Apr 11 | Aero | Na/TMA | HMG |
| C59 | 1964 Apr 13 | Aero | Na/TMA | HMG |
| C22 | 1964 May 10 | GRI | Seddon | HMG |
| C46 | 1964 May 10 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C23 | 1964 May 14 | GRI | Seddon | HMG |
| C69 | 1964 Nov 5 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C47 | 1964 Nov 5 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C64 | 1964 Nov 5 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C72 | 1964 Nov 5 | Aero | TMA | Reggan |
| C67 | 1964 Nov 5 | Aero | Na | Reggan |
| C66 | 1964 Nov 6 | Aero | Na/TMA | Reggan |
| C71 | 1964 Nov 6 | Aero | TMA | CERES |
| C75 | 1964 Nov 27 | MPA | Ba | HMG |
| C76 | 1964 Nov 30 | MPA | Ba | HMG |
| C106 | 1965 Jun 22 | Aero | Cs | HMG |
| C61 | 1965 Jun 23 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C65 | 1965 Jun 23 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C50 | 1965 Jun 23 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C95 | 1965 Jun 23 | Aero | TMA | CERES |
| C84 | 1965 Jun 24 | Aero | TMA | CERES |
| C74 | 1965 Jun 24 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C78 | 1965 Jun 24 | Aero | TMA | Reggan |
| C83 | 1965 Jun 24 | Aero | Na | CERES |
| C119 | 1965 Nov 18 | MPA | Ba | Bechar |
| C120 | 1965 Nov 19 | MPA | Ba | Bechar |
| C94 | 1965 Dec 16 | Aero | TMA | HMG |
| C68 | 1966 Jun 13 | Aero | Na/Turbulence | HMG |
| C70 | 1966 Jun 16 | Aero | Na/Turbulence | HMG |
| C105 | 1966 Nov 14 | Aero | Na/Gemini | HMG |
| C139 | 1966 Nov 14 | Aero | Na/Gemini | HMG |
| C145 | 1967 Mar 28 | Aero | Na | HMG |
| C81 | 1969 Jul 10 | Aero | Na | CEM |
| C82 | 1969 Jul 10 | Aero | Na | CEM |
| C136 | 1971 Apr 26 | Aero | Na | ELAR |
| C141 | 1971 May 26 | Aero | Na | ELAR |
| C137 | 1971 May 27 | Aero | Na | ELAR |
| C142 | 1971 May 28 | Aero | Na | ELAR |
| C133 | 1971 Sep 13 | Aero | Na | CSG |
| C132 | 1971 Sep 19 | Aero | TMA | CSG |
| C146 | 1971 Sep 19 | Aero | TMA | CSG |
| Centaure ionospheric program | ||||
| Flight | Date | Lab | Notes | Site |
| C128 | 1965 Dec 16 | GRI | Ionos | HMG |
| C131 | 1965 Dec 16 | GRI | Ionos | HMG |
| C130 | 1965 Dec 20 | GRI | Ionos | HMG |
| C127 | 1966 Jan 17 | GRI | Ionos | HMG |
| Centaure Solar program | ||||
| Flight | Date | Lab | Notes | Site |
| C85 | 1965 Mar 4 | Aero | Pointeur Sintra | HMG |
| C77 | 1966 Mar 3 | Aero | L Alp | HMG |