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Diamant A

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques

Manufacturer
Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques
Family
Diamant
Maiden flight
1965-11-26
Length
18.95 m
Diameter
1.34 m
Payload to LEO
160 kg
Launches
4
Successful
4

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.