National Center of Space ResearchDiamant ABrigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Diapason D-1A
Launched
February 17, 1966
Image: ESA
Summary
Diapason D-1A launched on a National Center of Space Research Diamant A from Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria on February 17, 1966. It was National Center of Space Research's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 531st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Diamant A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Diapason D-1A, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 2,756 km orbit inclined 34.1°. 15 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
- 2nd Diamant A flight · 1st this yearNational Center of Space Research's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 531st orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Diapason D-1A · NORAD 2016 · 1966-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIAPASON (D1-A)
- Object ID
- 1966-013A
- Epoch
- 1966-02-17 10:20:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.13485237 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1409558
- Inclination
- 34.1145°
- Ascending node
- 211.7376°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.4594°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.9661°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 debris, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Diapason D-1A · NORAD 2016 · in orbit
Diamant A No. 2 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Diapason was a small cylindrical satellite, 20 cm long and 50 cm in diameter which was used for making geodetic measurements.
Pad
Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
2nd launch from Brigitte, 1st this year · 2nd from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
4 launches from this pad · 4 from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French AlgeriaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Diapason D-1A launch?
Diapason D-1A launched on February 17, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Diapason D-1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Diapason D-1A?
Diamant A, flown by National Center of Space Research. Diamant A spec sheet
Where did Diapason D-1A launch from?
Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria.
What orbit did Diapason D-1A reach?
Diapason D-1A, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 2,756 km orbit inclined 34.1°.
How many satellites did Diapason D-1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).