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France

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "France." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/launch-vehicle/france.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). France. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/launch-vehicle/france

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-france,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {France},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/launch-vehicle/france},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

France's own early independent launch vehicle program, the Diamant rocket that made France the third nation to reach orbit with its own booster in 1965, before French launch capability was folded into the joint European program recorded separately above.

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