Hammaguir

Coordinates: 30°54′N 3°02′W / 30.9°N 3.033°W / 30.9; -3.033 Hammaguir is a town in Algeria, south-west of Béchar. Between 1947 and 1967 there was a rocket launch site near Hammaguir, used by France for launching sounding rockets and the satellite carrier "Diamant" between 1965 and 1967.