France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.

Astérix (satellite)

First French satellite

Astérix or A-1 is the first French satellite. It was launched on 26 November 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from the CIEES launch site at Hammaguir, Algeria. With Astérix, France became the sixth country to have an artificial satellite and the third country to launch a satellite on…