Diamant A

In-active

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques ()

Nov. 26, 1965

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    18.95 m
  • Diameter
    1.34 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.34 m
  • Launch Mass
    18.0 T
  • Thrust
    301.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Diamant A
  • Family
  • Variant
    A
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Diamant A
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    160.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques

Commercial
None
1959

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques or SÉREB was a French aviation company. It was created initially to develop two-stage ballistic missiles for nuclear weapons (Force de dissuasion nucléaire française). CNES was formed in 1961, which took over much development of civilian research.

Diamant A | Diademe D-1D

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Feb. 15, 1967, 10:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

French geodetic study satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant A | Diademe D-1C

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Feb. 8, 1967, 9:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

French geodetic study satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant A | Diapason D-1A

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Feb. 17, 1966, 8:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Diapason was a small cylindrical satellite, 20 cm long and 50 cm in diameter which was used for making geodetic measurements.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant A | Asterix

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Nov. 26, 1965, 2:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First french satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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