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Europa I

In-active

European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO)

Nov. 29, 1968

Description

The Europa rocket was an early expendable launch system of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), which was the precursor to the European Space Agency (ESA). It was developed with the aim to delivering space access technology, and more specifically to facilitate the deployment of European-wide telecommunication and meteorological satellites into orbit.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
33.0 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Fairing Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
104.0 T
Thrust
1500.0 kN

Family

Name
Europa I
Family
―
Variant
I
Alias
―
Full Name
Europa I

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
200.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

European Launcher Development Organisation

Government

None

ELDO 1961

The European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) is a former European space research organization. It was first developed in order to establish a satellite launch vehicle for Europe. The three-stage rocket developed was named Europa, after the mythical Greek god. Overall, there were 10 launches that occurred under ELDO's funding.

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Europa I | STV 3 (ELDO F9)

European Launcher Development Organisation | France
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
June 12, 1970, 1:10 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.

Low Earth Orbit

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Europa I | STV 2

European Launcher Development Organisation | France
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
July 2, 1969, 10:55 p.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.

Low Earth Orbit

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Europa I | STV 1

European Launcher Development Organisation | France
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Nov. 29, 1968, 11:12 p.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.

Low Earth Orbit

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