Hammaguir | |
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Village and air base | |
Coordinates: 30°54′N 3°2′W / 30.900°N 3.033°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Béchar Province |
District | Abadla District |
Elevation | 744 m (2,441 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
Hammaguir (also written Hamaguir and Hammaguira) ( Arabic: حماقير) is a village in Abadla District, Béchar Province, Algeria, south-west of Béchar. It lies on the N50 national highway between Béchar and Tindouf. The location is notable for its role in French rocketry. [1]
Hamaguir Airport is located there. [2]
Between 1947 and 1967 there was a rocket launch site, the Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre (abbreviated CIEES in French), near Hammaguir, used by France for launching sounding rockets and the satellite carrier " Diamant" between 1965 and 1967. The Diamant launch pad at Hammaguir is located at 30° 46′ 41″ N, 3° 3′ 14″ W. The CIEES facility was also used for testing surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. [3]
The first French satellite Astérix was launched from there in 1965. [3]
In honor of its role in the early development of French spaceflight, its name was given to a Martian crater in 1979 [4] and to an asteroid crater in 2009. [5]
Date of launch | Satellite | Payload mass | Support rocket | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 November 1965 | Astérix-1 | 40 kg | Diamant | [1] |
8 February 1967 | Diadéme-1 | 22.7 kg | Diamant | [1] |
15 February 1967 | Diadéme-2 | 22.7 kg | Diamant | [1] |
Hammaguir has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Climate data for Hammaguir | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
21.5 (70.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
68 (2.7) |
Source: climate-data.org [6] |
Hammaguir | |
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Village and air base | |
Coordinates: 30°54′N 3°2′W / 30.900°N 3.033°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Béchar Province |
District | Abadla District |
Elevation | 744 m (2,441 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
Hammaguir (also written Hamaguir and Hammaguira) ( Arabic: حماقير) is a village in Abadla District, Béchar Province, Algeria, south-west of Béchar. It lies on the N50 national highway between Béchar and Tindouf. The location is notable for its role in French rocketry. [1]
Hamaguir Airport is located there. [2]
Between 1947 and 1967 there was a rocket launch site, the Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre (abbreviated CIEES in French), near Hammaguir, used by France for launching sounding rockets and the satellite carrier " Diamant" between 1965 and 1967. The Diamant launch pad at Hammaguir is located at 30° 46′ 41″ N, 3° 3′ 14″ W. The CIEES facility was also used for testing surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. [3]
The first French satellite Astérix was launched from there in 1965. [3]
In honor of its role in the early development of French spaceflight, its name was given to a Martian crater in 1979 [4] and to an asteroid crater in 2009. [5]
Date of launch | Satellite | Payload mass | Support rocket | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 November 1965 | Astérix-1 | 40 kg | Diamant | [1] |
8 February 1967 | Diadéme-1 | 22.7 kg | Diamant | [1] |
15 February 1967 | Diadéme-2 | 22.7 kg | Diamant | [1] |
Hammaguir has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Climate data for Hammaguir | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
21.5 (70.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
68 (2.7) |
Source: climate-data.org [6] |