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Europa I: STV 2
STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.
Wednesday, 2 July 1969
Mission Data
Launch VehicleEuropa I
Vehicle FamilyEuropa
Vehicle Record0 of 3 launches (0%)
Launch Provider🇫🇷 European Launcher Development Organisation
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record0 successes / 4 failures (0%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 6A
Location🇦🇺 RAAF Woomera Range Complex AUS
Orbital Launches This Year#65
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad3
Launches From This Site6
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Europa I
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.
Launch Site
Launch Area 6A · 30.9553°S 136.5300°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.