• Hammaguir (also written Hamaguir and Hammaguira) (Arabic: حماقير) is a village in Abadla District, Béchar Province, Algeria, south-west of Béchar. It...
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    Diamant rocket was fired from its launch site, the CIEES testing range, at Hammaguir, Bechar Province, Algeria. This maiden flight was deemed to be a success...
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    26 November 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from the CIEES launch site at Hammaguir, Algeria. With Astérix, France became the sixth country to have an artificial...
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    newer technological capabilities not found in the Ariane 6. 1947: CIEES/Hammaguir missile range and launch facility built for the French military in French...
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    26 November 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from the CIEES launch site at Hammaguir, Algeria. With Astérix, France became the sixth country to have an artificial...
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  • France, the facility is often referred to by the name of the nearest town, Hammaguir (also called Hammaguira). It was established on 24 April 1947, by ministerial...
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    between 1961 and 1986. Centaure rockets were launched from the CIEES/Hammaguir missile range, Reggane, CELPA, Salto di Quirra, Esrange, Thumba, Sonmiani...
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    France's first launch site Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux in Hammaguir, Algeria. In 1975, France offered to share Kourou with the ESA, with ESA...
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    successful launch from Hammaguir of the French satellite Astérix on 26 November 1965 by French Diamant A. The last orbital launch from Hammaguir was on 15 February...
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    launched several times between 1955 and 1962 at the CIEES launch site in Hammaguir, French Algeria, and the Ile du Levant site in France. The Monica design...
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    49°00′N 227°36′W / 49.0°N 227.6°W / 49.0; -227.6 (Hamaguir) 0.5 1979 Hammaguir, Algeria WGPSN Hamelin 20°30′N 32°48′W / 20.5°N 32.8°W / 20.5; -32...
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    Bélier were launched between 1961 and 1970 at the CIEES launch facility at Hammaguir, the Salto di Quirra and Ile du Levant missile ranges, and Kourou Space...
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    (code 1). The Topaze was launched 14 times from the CIEES launch site in Hammaguir (Hammaguira Bacchus pad), Algeria, by ONERA. There were three versions...
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  • Joseph Kasavubu and declares himself president. November 26 – At the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant A rocket...
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  • service in 1967 as replacement for the former launch sites at CIEES, Hammaguir. A large number of rockets were tested from this site: Belier III, Dragon...
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    Astrakhan Oblast, Russia Russia 1962–2008 85 Kosmos [citation needed] Hammaguir French Special Weapons Test Centre, Algeria Algeria 1965–1967 4 Diamant...
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  • of the R.510 began at the CIEES missile range near Colomb-Béchar and Hammaguir, French Algeria, in October 1952, and a limited production run of 100...
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  • d'essais d'engins spéciaux (CIEES), Hammaguir 31°05′58″N 2°50′09″W / 31.09951°N 2.83581°W / 31.09951; -2.83581 (Hammaguir) 1947–1967 230   18,000 kg Orbital...
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    June 1964 to 5 July 1967. All Rubis rockets were launched from CIEES at Hammaguir, French Algeria, with the exception of the last launch, which took place...
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  • Scout X-4 Wallops 15 December 1964  France Astérix CNES CNES Diamant A Hammaguir 26 November 1965  Australia WRESAT WRE WRE Sparta Woomera 29 November...
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    d'Engins Spéciaux, "Joint Special Vehicle Testing Center" in English): Hammaguir, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Colomb-Béchar, Algeria: used for...
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  • France's space launches were made from Algeria, in Colomb-Béchar and Hammaguir. The French space program thus benefits from the best ground position...
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    Hammaguira 18°S 155°W / 18°S 155°W / -18; -155 (Hammaguira) 0.03 2009 Hammaguir, Algeria; abandoned French launch site and missile testing range in the...
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    States: Other Maine Spain: El Hierro Historical Algeria / France: CIEES Hammaguir Reggane Australia: Carnarvon Canada: Churchill Hall Beach Resolute Bay...
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    shielding of a re-entry vehicle. Saphir was launched 15 times from CIEES, Hammaguir, from July 5, 1965, to January 27, 1967. French space program Veronique...
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    and Rubis rockets The Agate was launched from the CIEES test site in Hammaguir, French Algeria, and the Île du Levant test site, in order to test instrument...
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  • launch was conducted at the CIEES missile range and launch facility at Hammaguir, French Algeria. Guidance was lost at T+62s, with the rocket reaching...
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    France sent Félicette up in a rocket from its desert rocket base at Hammaguir in Algeria. The capsule then parachuted back to the desert and the cat...
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    Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux (CIEES) launch site in Hammaguir, Algeria (Hammaguira Brigitte pad). The first launches of Emeraude – on...
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  • allowed Algeria to inherit a French-owned rocket launch facility in Hammaguir.  There are growing efforts to develop launch capabilities through rocket...
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