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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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