Diamant B
FRA Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques
Commercial · founded 1959
Family
Diamant
variant B
Maiden Flight
10 MAR 1970
About
The Diamant rocket (Diamant is French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key predecessor for all subsequent European launcher projects.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
23.5 m
Diameter
1.34 m
Launch Mass
18 T
Thrust
396 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
5
Successful
3
Failed
2
Performance
To LEO
160 kg