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Diamant
18.5m
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1.8m
Diamant / Credits: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
FranceRetired1965–1975
Diamant
Société pour l'Étude et la Réalisation d'Engins Balistiques (SEREB)
France's first indigenous satellite launcher — became Europe's symbol of space independence.
Diamant (Diamond) was France's first indigenous orbital launcher. Its successful November 1965 flight made France the third nation after the USSR and USA to launch a satellite with domestic means.
Fun facts
Made France the third nation to independently launch a satellite.
Height
18.5 m
Diameter
1.4 m
Mass
18.4 t
Stages
3
Thrust
301.55 kN
Payload LEO
160 kg
Payload GTO
—
Total flights
12
Success rate79.2%
9 success1 partial2 failure
Launch pads
- Hammaguir, Algeria
No upcoming launches scheduled.
