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Europa II
Launched 1971-11-05 13:00 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Europa II lifted off with STV 4, but the launch failed.
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Mass model of the Symphonie communications satellite.
Launch Provider
Government · France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia · Founded 1961
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.
Launches
4
Successful
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Upcoming
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Height
31.7m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,160kg
Liftoff thrust
1,512kN
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