Diamant
French small-lift orbital rocket
France built Diamant from ballistic missile heritage and on 26 November 1965 launched Astérix from Hammaguir, Algeria — making France the third country to orbit its own satellite on its own rocket. Nine of twelve Diamant launches succeeded before the rocket was retired in 1975 in favour of Ariane.
Service 1965–1975
1965 to 1975
1965 first flight 1975 peak (3 launches) 1975 last flight
- launches
- 12
- success · 9/12
- 75%
Full Launch History
Sep 27, 1975 | Aura France • Diamant BP4 |
May 17, 1975 | Castor / Pollux France • Diamant BP4 |
Feb 6, 1975 | Starlette France • Diamant BP4 |
May 21, 1973Failure | Castor / Pollux France • Diamant B |
Dec 5, 1971Failure | Polaire France • Diamant B |
Apr 15, 1971 | Tournesol France • Diamant B |
Dec 12, 1970 | Péole France • Diamant B |
Mar 10, 1970 | Mika / Wika France • Diamant B |
Feb 15, 1967 | Diadème 2 France • Diamant A |
Feb 8, 1967Partial failure | Diadème 1 France • Diamant A |
Feb 17, 1966 | Diapason France • Diamant A |
Nov 26, 1965 | Asterix-1 France • Diamant A |