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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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | June 5, 1964 | Europa 1 | | - | Woomera |
| | October 20, 1964 | Europa 1 | | - | Woomera |
| | March 22, 1965 | Europa 1 | | - | Woomera |
| | May 24, 1966 | Europa 1 | | upper stage mockups | Woomera |
| | November 15, 1966 | Europa 1 | | upper stage mockups | Woomera |
| | August 4, 1967 | Europa 1 | | third stage mockup | Woomera |
| | December 5, 1967 | Europa 1 | | third stage mockup | Woomera |
| | November 30, 1968 | Europa 1 | | third stage mockup | Woomera |
| | July 31, 1969 | Europa 1 | | satellite mockup | Woomera |
| | June 6, 1970 | Europa 1 | | satellite mockup | Woomera |
| | November 5, 1971 | Europa 2 | | satellite mockup | Kourou |
References
Europa (Rakete) | Fusée Europa | Europa rakéta | Europa (kantoraketti)
"Europa rocket"