Diapason D-1A

Diapason (D-1A), an 18.5 kg French CNES geodetic satellite for Doppler ranging and stellar photography. Diamant A from Hammaguir Brigitte lofted it on 17 February 1966 into a 502×2735 km LEO; useful observations continued for over five years.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

19 kg

Flight

2nd

of 4 Diamant A flights

Date and time

17 February 1966, 08:33 UTC

Rocket

Diamant A

Builder

SEREB

Launch site

Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

1966-013

Launches in 1966

14th of 131

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