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This page contains philatelic information on the French Diamant launch rockets. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
The principal philatelic items in this page feature only the Diamant launch rocket (without any reference to the satellites that it launched). However, secondary items such as stamp pairs or FDCs often do include such satellites. Stamps that feature a Diamant rocket and a satellite that it launched are found only in the page for that satellite. The possible satellites, with links to their pages, are found in the last column of the table below.
| Launch information (immediately below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (farther below) |
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| Diamant launch rockets (France) | Diamant launch rockets (France) |
Below is a list of Diamant launch rocket launches and the satellites that were launched.
| Number | Launch Rocket | Launch Date | Satellite(s) |
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| Diamant launch rockets (France) | |||
| 1 | Diamant-A | 1965-11-26 | A-1 / Astérix |
| 2 | Diamant-A | 1966-02-17 | D-1A / Diapason |
| 3 | Diamant-A [partial failure] | 1967-02-08 | D-1C / Diadème-1 |
| 4 | Diamant-A | 1967-02-15 | D-1D / Diadème-2 |
| 1 | Diamant-B | 1970-03-10 | Dial-Wika, Dial-Mika |
| 2 | Diamant-B | 1970-12-12 | Péole |
| 3 | Diamant-B | 1971-04-15 | D-2A / Tournesol |
| 4 | Diamant-B [failed] | 1971-12-05 | D-2A / Polaire |
| 5 | Diamant-B [failed] | 1973-05-21 | D-5A / Castor, D-5B / Pollux |
| 1 | Diamant-BP4 | 1975-02-06 | STARLET (STARLETTE) |
| 2 | Diamant-BP4 | 1975-05-17 | D-5A / Castor, D-5B / Pollux |
| 3 | Diamant-BP4 | 1975-09-27 | D-2B / Aura |
Below is a list of Diamant launch rocket postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Diamant launch rockets (France) | ||||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 171 sc (Mi197 sc) | Souvenir card | 1966 | "Diamant launch rocket" and "launch of A-1 by Diamant on 6 December [1965]" (in French text) |
| Comoro Islands | C15 (Mi72) iC15 | One of pair (C16a (C15-C16 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC16a (iC15-iC16 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Comoro Islands | C16a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C15) | |
| Comoro Islands | C16a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | C16a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1137 (Mi1530) i1137 | One of pair (1138a (1137-1138 + label)) One of imperforate pair (i1138a (i1137-i1138 + label)) | 1965 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| France | 1138a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp 1137) | |
| France | 1138a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet (different colors) on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet (different colors) on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc4 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc5 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc6 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc7 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Comité des Oeuvres Sociales du Centre National d'Études des Télécommunications, Section Philatélie) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc8 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a folder | FDC folder (Comité des Oeuvres Sociales du Centre National d'Études des Télécommunications, Section Philatélie), also detail from back | ||
| France | 1138a maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1138a maxi2 | Maxicard (Comité des Oeuvres Sociales du Centre National d'Études des Télécommunications, Section Philatélie) | ||
| France | 1138a maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | None | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | 1977 | [#8] Diamant launch rocket |
| France | 6100a (Mi8049) | In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated | 2021 | Diamant-A rocket [#1] launched the A-1 satellite [#2] in 1965 |
| French Polynesia | C40 (Mi52) iC40 | One of pair (C41a (C40-C41 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC41a (iC40-iC41 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| French Polynesia | C40 ds | Deluxe sheet (C40) | ||
| French Polynesia | C41a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (black and brown printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C40) | |
| French Polynesia | C41a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | C41a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | C41a fdc4 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C9 (Mi33) iC9 | One of pair (C10a (C9-C10 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC10a (iC9-iC10 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C10a ds | Deluxe sheet (C10a) | (As above for stamp C9) | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C10a fdc1 | One of pair and label and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C10a fdc2 | One of pair and label and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C10a fdc3 | One of pair and label and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1143a (BL370B) | Imperforate SS1, gold foil; also detail | 1990 | "Diamant-B" (in text, but Diamant-A depicted) launch |
| Hungary | C257 (Mi2198A) iC257 (Mi2198B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Shapir 1965.VII.5" (French "Saphir" (Sapphire) sounding rocket, whose first launch was on 1965.VII.5); the Sapphire had two stages and was a precursor of the first Diamant launch rocket, which was a Sapphire with a third stage |
| Hungary | C253-C254+C257-C258 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Hungary Post cachet) | ||
| Mali | C42 (Mi141) iC42 | Imperforate | 1967 | "Fusée Diamant" |
| Mali | C42 proof | Signed proof (black) | ||
| Mali | C42-C44 fdc | One of three stamps and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C42) | |
| Mauritania | C44 (Mi266) iC44 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Mauritania | C44 ds | Deluxe sheet (C44) | ||
| Mauritania | C44-C45 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | (As above for stamp C44) | |
| New Caledonia | C44 (Mi418) iC44 | One of pair (C45a (C44-C45 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC45a (iC44-iC45 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| New Caledonia | C45a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (black and brown printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C44) | |
| New Caledonia | C45a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C58 (Mi124) iC58 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Niger | C58 ds | Deluxe sheet (C58) | ||
| Niger | C58 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Reunion | 358 (Mi445) i358 | Oen of pair (359a (358-359 + label)), France 1138a overprinted One of imperforate pair (i359a (i358-i359 + label)), France i1138a overprinted | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Reunion | 359a fdc | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp 358) | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C30 (Mi413) iC30 | One of pair (C31a (C30-C31 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC31a (iC30-iC31 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C30 ds | Deluxe sheet (C30) | ||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C31a ds | Deluxe sheet (C31a) | (As above for stamp C30) | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C31a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C31a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C31a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Senegal | C44 (Mi325) iC44 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Senegal | C44 proof1 | Signed proof (blue) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof2 | Signed proof (brown) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof3 | Signed proof (green) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof4 | Signed proof (purple) | ||
| Senegal | C43 fdc | (Text) camcel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C44) | |
| Senegal | C43-C44 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Senegal | C44 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Somali Coast | C39 (Mi371) iC39 | One of pair (C40a (C39-C40 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC40a (iC39-iC40 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Somali Coast | C40a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (red-brown and black) printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp C39) | |
| Somali Coast | C40a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Somali Coast | C40a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Togo | 593 (Mi559A) i593 (Mi559B) | Imperforate | 1967 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Togo | C65 (Mi565A) iC65 (Mi565B) | Imperforate | ||
| Togo | C66a (BL27) | One of two stamps in MS2 (C65-C66) | (As above for stamp C65) | |
| Togo | C66a fdc | MS2 and (text) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Togo | 593+597 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel on (airmail) FDC (blank/no cachet) | (As above for stamp 593); "Launch of first French satellite" (in French text in cancel) | |
| Togo | 593-598+C65-C66 fdc | Two of eight stamps and (text) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | (As above for stamps 593 and C65) | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C22 (Mi209) iC22 | One of pair (C23a (C22-C23 + label)) One of imperforate pair (iC23a (iC22-iC23 + label)) | 1966 | "Diamant" rocket launch |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C23a ds | Deluxe sheet (C23) | (As above for stamp C22) | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C23a fdc1 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C23a fdc2 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C23a fdc3 | One of pair of stamps and label and (text) cancel on FDC (brown and green printed cachet) | ||
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