Diamant family
Diamant A
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.
Flights flown4
Success rate100%4/4
Payload to LEO160kg
Maiden flight1965-11-26
Peak year19672 flights
Diamant A is built by Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques of France. It first flew on 26 November 1965 and last flew on 15 February 1967.
Flight record
100% success rate4 of 4 flown
1965peak 1967 · 2 flights1967
First flight1965-11-26
Latest flight1967-02-15
Failures0
Consecutive successes4
Fastest turnaround7d 27m
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 160kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.95m |
| Diameter | 1.34m |
| Launch mass | 18t |
| Liftoff thrust | 301kN |
| Maiden flight | 1965-11-26 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit4
Launch history
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia