Europa II
Europa family
· built by European Launcher Development Organisation
· maiden flight 1971-11-05
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
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.
Specifications
31.7 mLength
3.05 mDiameter
111 tLaunch mass
4Stages
1512 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
1160 kgTo LEO
360 kgTo GTO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
1Total launches
0Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
1In our archive
0.0%Success rate
Nov 05, 1971 13:00 UTCEarliest tracked
Nov 05, 1971 13:00 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Europa II | STV 4 | Nov 05, 1971 13:00 UTC | Failure |