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European Launcher Development Organisation

4 launches · est. 1961

The European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) is a former European space research organization. It was first developed in order to establish a satellite launch vehicle for Europe. The three-stage rocket developed was named Europa, after the mythical Greek god. Overall, there were 10 launches that occurred under ELDO's funding.

Vehicles built · 2

Europa II
retired · 1 launches
Europa I
retired · 3 launches

Vehicles flown · 2

Europa I
retired
3×
Europa II
retired
1×

Launch history · 4

  • STV 4
    Europa II
    failureNov 5, 19711971
  • STV 3 (ELDO F9)
    Europa I
    failureJun 12, 19701970
  • STV 2
    Europa I
    failureJul 2, 19691969
  • STV 1
    Europa I
    failureNov 29, 19681968