Diademe D-1C

Diadème 1 (D-1C), a French CNES geodesy satellite with laser reflectors and radio beacons. Diamant A from Hammaguir (Brigitte) launched it on 8 February 1967; third-stage underperformance left a lower-than-planned orbit (partial failure), but the spacecraft still returned useful data.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

23 kg

Flight

3rd

of 4 Diamant A flights

Date and time

8 February 1967, 09:39 UTC

Rocket

Diamant A

Builder

SEREB

Launch site

Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

1967-011

Launches in 1967

12th of 139

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