Diamant A

In-active

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques ()

Nov. 26, 1965

Description

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.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
18.95 m
Diameter
1.34 m
Fairing Diameter
1.34 m
Launch Mass
18.0 T
Thrust
301.0 kN

Family

Name
Diamant A
Family
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Variant
A
Alias
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Full Name
Diamant A

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
160.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques

Commercial

None

1959

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques or SÉREB was a French aviation company. It was created initially to develop two-stage ballistic missiles for nuclear weapons (Force de dissuasion nucléaire française). CNES was formed in 1961, which took over much development of civilian research.

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