Europa I
In-activeEuropean 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
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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
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Name
Europa I -
Family
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Variant
I -
Alias
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Full Name
Europa I
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
200.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
200.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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European Launcher Development Organisation
Government
None
ELDO 1961The 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.
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