ELDO Europa I STV 1
Europa I
Status
Failure
Date
29 NOV 1968
23:12
Launch Provider
European Launcher Development Organisation
Launch Pad
Launch Area 6A
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Mission Overview
STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.
Rocket
Europa I
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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
Launch Mass
104 T
Thrust
1,500 kN
