Diamant A
Diamant A was the original three-stage French orbital launcher, combining a liquid-propellant first stage with two solid upper stages. Four vehicles flew successfully from Hammaguir between 1965 and 1967, beginning with the Astérix mission that made France the third nation to orbit a satellite with its own launcher.
Identity
- Aliases
- Diamant-ADiamant A launcher
- Family Name
- Diamant
- Full Name
- Diamant A
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- diamant-a
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- A
Details
- Description
- Diamant A was the original three-stage French orbital launcher, combining a liquid-propellant first stage with two solid upper stages. Four vehicles flew successfully from Hammaguir between 1965 and 1967, beginning with the Astérix mission that made France the third nation to orbit a satellite with its own launcher.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Height M
- 18.94
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 18,400
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7y47q9w1m5j41bd2tkeacbqx8aez8n
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 80
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/diamant
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamant#Diamant_A
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:11:28 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:11:28 AM