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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 and its Ariane family of launchers. The programme was initiated by the UK and the first launch occurred in August 1967. An expendable launch system is a single-use launch vehicle usually used to launch a payload into space. ... The European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) was a multinational consortium formed in the 1960s to build an indigenous European space launch vehicle. ... The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member states. ... The Ariane Family The name Ariane refers to a series of a civilian European expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

The Europa launcher (Credit: ESA)
The Europa launcher (Credit: ESA)

Tasks were to be distributed between nations: the United Kingdom would provide the first stage, France would build the second and Germany the third stage. Image File history File links Europa_rocket. ... Image File history File links Europa_rocket. ...


The Europa programme was divided into 3 successive projects :

  • Europa 1: 4 unsuccessful launches
  • Europa 2: 1 unsuccessful launch
  • Europa 3: Cancelled before any launch occurred

Europa rocket launches

Flight Date Model No. of stages Payload Launch site
01
June 5, 1964 Europa 1
1
- Woomera
02
October 20, 1964 Europa 1
1
- Woomera
03
March 22, 1965 Europa 1
1
- Woomera
04
May 24, 1966 Europa 1
1
upper stage mockups Woomera
05
November 15, 1966 Europa 1
1
upper stage mockups Woomera
06
August 4, 1967 Europa 1
2
third stage mockup Woomera
07
December 5, 1967 Europa 1
2
third stage mockup Woomera
08
November 30, 1968 Europa 1
3
third stage mockup Woomera
09
July 31, 1969 Europa 1
3
satellite mockup Woomera
10
June 6, 1970 Europa 1
3
satellite mockup Woomera
11
November 5, 1971 Europa 2
4
satellite mockup Kourou

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Europa rocket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (116 words)
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 and its Ariane family of launchers.
The programme was initiated by the UK and the first launch occurred in August 1967.
Tasks were to be distributed between nations: the United Kingdom would provide the first stage, France would build the second and Germany the third stage.
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