This dimension sorts launch vehicles by their payload class, from small rockets to super-heavy lift vehicles. Wikipedia notes that launch vehicles range "from small-, medium-, heavy- to super-heavy lift," a classification based on how much mass a vehicle can actually carry to orbit. Browsing by vehicle class compares rockets built to do a similar job.
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1. Wikipedia: Asterix (satellite)
Wikimedia FoundationAsterix (satellite), lead sectionQuote, Asterix (satellite), lead section
It was launched on 26 November 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from the CIEES launch site at Hammaguir, Algeria.
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