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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Diamant-ADiamant A launcher
- Family Name
- Diamant
- Full Name
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Height
- …
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- One integrated Diamant-A liquid first-stage propulsion system, Véronique-derived; exact engine suffix intentionally unmodeled.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- One integrated Diamant-A four-nozzle solid second-stage propulsion system; exact Coralie/Topaze motor suffix intentionally unmodeled.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- One integrated Diamant-A roving solid spin-stabilized third-stage propulsion system; ancillary spin hardware is not modeled separately.
- Name
- Diamant A exact three-stage integrated configuration
- Notes
- CNES establishes Diamant-A's exact major architecture: a liquid-propellant first stage, a four-nozzle solid second stage derived from the Coralie/Europa work, and a roving solid spin-stabilized third stage. These are modeled as integrated propulsion systems because the official sources do not establish a single canonical motor suffix for each stage; no P0.64 or other narrower identity is invented.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Payload Capacity
- LEO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/diamant
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamant#Diamant_A
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:11:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 18:02:32 UTC
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