Europa II (European Launcher Development Organisation)
Photo Credit: Deutsches Museum
The Europa II, manufactured by European Launcher Development Organisation established in 1961, undertook its inaugural launch on 11/05/1971, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Europa II has 0 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
- Length: 31.7 m
- Diameter: 3.05 m
- Launch Mass: 111 T
- LEO Capacity: 1160 kg
- GTO Capacity: 360 kg
Manufacturer
European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO)
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.
