National Center of Space ResearchDiamant ABrigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Diademe D-1D
Launched
February 15, 1967
Image: ESA
Summary
Diademe D-1D launched on a National Center of Space Research Diamant A from Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria on February 15, 1967. It was National Center of Space Research's 5th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 664th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Diamant A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Diademe D-1D, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 1,793 km orbit inclined 39.5°. 13 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
- 4th Diamant A flight · 2nd this yearNational Center of Space Research's 5th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 664th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Diademe D-1D · NORAD 2680 · 1967-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIADEME 2
- Object ID
- 1967-014A
- Epoch
- 1967-02-16 09:13:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.19090238 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0790444
- Inclination
- 39.5194°
- Ascending node
- 156.4891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 143.4202°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.3169°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Diademe D-1D · NORAD 2680 · in orbit
Diamant A No. 4 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
4th launch from Brigitte, 2nd this year · 4th from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
4 launches from this pad · 4 from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
7 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-1D launch?
Diademe D-1D launched on February 15, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Diademe D-1D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Diademe D-1D?
Diamant A, flown by National Center of Space Research. Diamant A spec sheet
Where did Diademe D-1D launch from?
Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria.
What orbit did Diademe D-1D reach?
Diademe D-1D, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 1,793 km orbit inclined 39.5°.
How many satellites did Diademe D-1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
