Built & Operated By
European Launcher Development Organisation
Government · founded 1961
Family
Europa
variant I
Maiden Flight
29 NOV 1968
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
33 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
104 T
Thrust
1,500 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
3
Successful
0
Failed
3
Performance
To LEO
200 kg
To GTO
200 kg