National Center of Space ResearchDiamant ABrigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Diademe D-1C
Launched
February 8, 1967
Image: ESA
Summary
Diademe D-1C launched on a National Center of Space Research Diamant A from Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria on February 8, 1967. It was National Center of Space Research's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 661st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Diamant A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Diademe D-1C, one of 14 catalogued objects, from February 11, 1967, was 582 × 1,354 km inclined 40.0°. 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Diamant A · National Center of Space Research
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Diamant A flight · 1st this yearNational Center of Space Research's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 661st orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Diademe D-1C · NORAD 2674 · 1967-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIADEME 1
- Object ID
- 1967-011A
- Epoch
- 1967-02-11 01:22:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.80902378 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0525848
- Inclination
- 39.9814°
- Ascending node
- 133.7495°
- Arg. of perigee
- 164.9146°
- Mean anomaly
- 196.7896°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 10 debris, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Diademe D-1C · NORAD 2674 · in orbit
Diamant A No. 3 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French geodetic study satellite.
Pad

Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
3rd launch from Brigitte, 1st this year · 3rd from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
4 launches from this pad · 4 from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
356 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French AlgeriaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Diademe D-1C launch?
Diademe D-1C launched on February 8, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Diademe D-1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Diademe D-1C?
Diamant A, flown by National Center of Space Research. Diamant A spec sheet
Where did Diademe D-1C launch from?
Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria.
What orbit did Diademe D-1C reach?
The tracked orbit of Diademe D-1C, one of 14 catalogued objects, from February 11, 1967, was 582 × 1,354 km inclined 40.0°.
How many satellites did Diademe D-1C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
