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Europa
Europa-1 (F9) [capcomespace.net] |
Europa-2 [capcomespace.net] |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa-1 (1 st.) * | Blue Streak / RZ.2 | Coralie Dummy | Astris Dummy | - |
| Europa-1 (2 st.) * | Blue Streak / RZ.2 | Coralie / 4 × LRBA | Astris Dummy | - |
| Europa-1 | Blue Streak / RZ.2 | Coralie / 4 × LRBA | Astris / ERNO | - |
| Europa-2 | Blue Streak / RZ.2-III | Coralie / 4 × LRBA | Astris / ERNO | P0.7 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa-1 | 907 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Europa-2 | 1440 | 400 | 230 |
No: TNo.: Serial Type Date LS Payload
4 1 F-4 Europa-1 (1 stage) 23.05.1966 Wo LC-6A * (R/D) 5 2 F-5 Europa-1 (1 stage) 14.11.1966 Wo LC-6A * (R/D) 6 1 F-6/1 Europa-1 (2 stage) 04.08.1967 F Wo LC-6A * (R/D) 7 2 F-6/2 Europa-1 (2 stage) 04.12.1967 F Wo LC-6A * (R/D) 8 1 F-7 Europa-1 29.11.1968 F Wo LC-6A STV 1 9 2 F-8 Europa-1 02.07.1969 F Wo LC-6A STV 2 10 3 F-9 Europa-1 12.06.1970 F Wo LC-6A STV 3 11 1 F-11 Europa-2 05.11.1971 F Ko CECLES STV 4 Failures: Flight 6: Stage 2 failed Flight 7: Stage 2 failed Flight 8: Stage 3 failed Flight 9: Stage 3 failed Flight 10: payload fairing failed to seperate Flight 11: structural failure of Stage 3 Launch sites: Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French GuianaWo = Woomera Instrumented Range, Woomera, South Australia, Australia
see also: UK Blue Streak IRBM
