(Otomi in the winter in early IV), November 26, 1965, France launched the first man-made Earth satellite. Reference 1965 on November 26, 2010, the French first successful launch of an artificial Earth satellite.

the satellites "A-1," weighs 42 kilograms, (lssjt.cn) is the international standard time of 14:47, in France Hama Kiel base of the Sahara, with France, "Diamond & rdquo ; the three-stage rocket into orbit. "A-1," satellite apogee 1768 km, perigee 528 km, running cycle of 1 hour and 48 minutes, and the track with the angle of intersection of the equator to 34 degrees 39 minutes.
French satellite launch is a simple container, was barrel, fifty centimeters in diameter, with some instrument.