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Europa I | STV 2
European Launcher Development OrganisationLaunch Failure

STV 2

Europa I

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This page records Europa I | STV 2 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITERAAF Woomera Range Complex

Mission

STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.

Launch vehicle
Europa I
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Area 6A
Provider
European Launcher Development Organisation

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Europa I
ESA
Launch vehicle

Europa I

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.

Height
33 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
3
First flight
1968-11-29

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Launch site & orbit

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

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