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Class: Technology. Nation: France. Agency: France(Asterix).

First French satellite. Launched from Hammaguir (Algeria) in order to test the "Diamant" launching vehicle for the first time.

Typical orbit: 527 km x 1697 km at 34 degrees inclination. Mass: 42 kg (92 lb).

Asterix Chronology

1965 November 26 - Asterix 1 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Brigitte. Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Mass: 42 kg (92 lb). Perigee: 527 km (327 mi). Apogee: 1,697 km (1,054 mi). Inclination: 34.30 deg. Period: 107.50 min.
First French satellite. French scientific satellite 'A-I'. Launched from Hammaguir (Algeria) in rder to test the 'Diamant' launching vehicle for the first time.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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