Rocket file · LV-316
Europa I
Europa I is an expendable launch vehicle built by European Launcher Development Organisation. It stands 33.0 m tall, lifts 200 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 29 November 1968. It has flown 3 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Europa I is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesEuropa I in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Europa I flown?
- 3 times, with 0 successes and 3 failures.
- What is Europa I's success rate?
- 0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Europa I lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Europa I at 200 kg to low Earth orbit and 200 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Europa I reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Europa I as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.