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On this day: 26 November 1965, France launches its first satellite, Asterix, on …


On this day: 26 November 1965, France launches its first satellite, Asterix, on a Diamant A rocket from Hammaguir in Algeria, becoming the sixth nation after USSR, USA, Canada, UK and Italy to have a satellite in orbit, and the third to launch its own.