Europa family

Europa II

RetiredFrance European Launcher Development OrganisationSpec: II

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.

Flights flown1

Success rate0%0/1

Payload to LEO1,160kg

Maiden flight1971-11-05

Peak year19711 flight

Europa II is built by European Launcher Development Organisation of France. It first flew on 5 November 1971 and last flew on 5 November 1971.

Flight record

1 records

0% success rate0 of 1 flown · 1 failed

First flight1971-11-05

Latest flight1971-11-05

Failures1

Consecutive successes0

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	1,160kg
Geostationary transfer orbit	360kg

Vehicle

II spec

Stages	4
Length	31.7m
Diameter	3.05m
Launch mass	111t
Liftoff thrust	1,512kN
Maiden flight	1971-11-05
Reusable	No

Pads used

1 pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)1

Orbits delivered

1 orbit

Low Earth Orbit1

Launch history

1 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
1971-11-05	Europa II \| STV 4	Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)	Low Earth Orbit	Failure

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.