<P> Astérix , the first French satellite , was launched on November 26 , 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from Hammaguir , Algeria . With Astérix , France became the sixth country to have an artificial satellite in orbit after : USSR ( Sputnik 1 , 1957 ) , the United States ( Explorer 1 , 1958 ) , the United Kingdom ( Ariel 1 , 1962 ) , Canada ( Alouette 1 , 1962 ) and Italy ( San Marco 1 , 1964 ) , and the third to launch a satellite on its own ( the UK , Canada and Italy 's satellites were launched on American rockets ) . The satellite was originally designated A-1 , as the French Army 's first satellite , but later renamed after the popular French comics character Astérix . Due to the relatively high altitude of its orbit , it is not expected to re-enter Earth 's atmosphere for several centuries . </P>
<P> Astérix , the first French satellite , was launched on November 26 , 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from Hammaguir , Algeria . With Astérix , France became the sixth country to have an artificial satellite in orbit after : USSR ( Sputnik 1 , 1957 ) , the United States ( Explorer 1 , 1958 ) , the United Kingdom ( Ariel 1 , 1962 ) , Canada ( Alouette 1 , 1962 ) and Italy ( San Marco 1 , 1964 ) , and the third to launch a satellite on its own ( the UK , Canada and Italy 's satellites were launched on American rockets ) . The satellite was originally designated A-1 , as the French Army 's first satellite , but later renamed after the popular French comics character Astérix . Due to the relatively high altitude of its orbit , it is not expected to re-enter Earth 's atmosphere for several centuries . </P>
which was the third country to launch an artificial satellite in 1965 named asterix
which was the third country to launch an artificial satellite in 1965 named asterix
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France