Europa II
Launch vehicle · Europe
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Credit: ESA
European orbital launch vehicle. Four stage version of the Europa vehicle, adding a P068 fourth stage.
4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Blue Streak + 1 x Coralie + 1 x Astris + 1 x P068.
LEO Payload: 1,160 kg (2,550 lb). Payload: 360 kg (790 lb) to a GTO.
More at: Europa II.
Related
- Family
- Europa, orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- Europe
- Spacecraft
- STV 4
- Launch Sites
- Kourou, Kourou ELA1
- Agency
- ELDO
Chronology
1 event
1971 November 5
13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. Launch Pad: CECLES. LV Family: Blue Streak. Launch Vehicle: Europa II. FAILURE: Structural failure of third stage. Guidance signals were reversed.. Failed Stage: 3.- Europa F-11 / STV 4 - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ELDO. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STV 4. Decay Date: 1971-11-05 . Apogee: 27 km (16 mi).