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Asterix


Asterix
The first French satellite, also known as A-1, which served as a test payload for the Diamant rocket. With its launch, France became the first nation other than the two superpowers to place its own satellite in orbit.


launch date Nov. 26, 1965
launch vehicle Diamant
launch site Hammaguira
orbit 527 × 1,697 km × 34.3°
mass 42 kg


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