The Aigle was the first named test vehicle in the series leading to the current French nuclear deterrent. It was a simple fin-stabilised solid rocket propelled by a Stromboli SEPR 737 loaded with 984 kg of 'Plastolite' propellant. Its simple mission was to allow test of the telemetry equipment that would be used on later instrumented warheads. The VE10A was an improved, lightened version of the booster.

Launches: 6. First Launch Date: 1960-12-17. Last Launch Date: 1964-11-02. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 360 kg (790 lb). Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Total Mass: 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.55 m (1.80 ft). Total Length: 8.00 m (26.20 ft).

1960 December 17 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Vehicle: VE 10 Aigle. Model: VE10 Aigle.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.

• McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

• Serra, Jean-Jacques, Rockets in Europe, . Accessed at: http://www.univ-perp.fr/fuseurop/index_e.htm.