Europa II

Built & Operated By
European Launcher Development Organisation
Government · founded 1961
Family
Europa
variant II
Maiden Flight
5 NOV 1971
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
31.7 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
111 T
Thrust
1,512 kN
Stages
4
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
1
Successful
0
Failed
1
Performance
To LEO
1,160 kg
To GTO
360 kg