ELDO Europa II STV 4
Europa II
Status
Failure
Date
5 NOV 1971
13:00
Launch Provider
European Launcher Development Organisation
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
Mass model of the Symphonie communications satellite.
Rocket
Europa II
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
31.7 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
111 T
Thrust
1,512 kN
