WEEKLY REVIEW

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0000962902
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2009
• Case Number: F-2003-00569
• Publication Date: August 18, 1967

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 10-28-2009
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 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FRANCE'S SPACE PROGRAM
The French are planning to develop a more powerful
satellite launch vehicle for-use in 1969 at their
French Guiana space center,
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FRANCE'S SPACE PROGRAM
Paris has announced plans to
develop a satellite launch vehicle
more powerful than the Diamant A
that has been used thus far in
France's space.program. The new
booster is scheduled to launch a
200-pound scientific payload from
the French Guiana space center in
1969.
Present plans call for the
construction of six vehicles at
a cost of about $20.million. Two
will launch French satellites,
and the others are to be used to
test components of a space booster
system being developed . by. the
European Launcher Development
Organization.
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