CNES Diamant A Asterix

Name: CNES Diamant A Asterix
Start: 1965-11-26T14:47:21.000Z
Location: Brigitte

Diamant A

Status

Success

Date

26 NOV 1965

14:47

Launch Provider

National Center of Space Research

Launch Pad

Brigitte

Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria

Mission Overview

First french satellite

Rocket

Diamant A

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

18.95 m

Diameter

1.34 m

Launch Mass

18 T

Thrust

301 kN