French Satellite Launched (1966)

Location: Hammaguir, Algeria Story about the launch of France’s third satellite in 1966. MS. French engineers at work assembling satellite. MS. Camel in Sahara Desert with rocket gantry in background. LS. Gantry and Diamant rocket blast off and lift. No tilt with rocket. Good shot of rocket trail. MS. of cameraman filming the take off. (Fine Grain and Dupe.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.