European Launcher Development Organisation

Government / agency · France · founded 1961

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4Orbital launches
12All launches (incl. suborbital)
0Satellites in orbit
0Satellites built
2Rockets / spacecraft

European Launcher Development Organisation is a government organisation based in France, founded in 1961. Our records show 4 orbital launches and 2 rockets or spacecraft.

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Sources disagree.
Founding year: Launch Library 2 says 1961; GCAT (J. McDowell) says 1964
We show the value from the most detailed source and flag the difference instead of guessing.
Products

Rockets and spacecraft

NameTypeStatusFirst flightLaunchesTo low orbit
Europa I Rocket Retired 1968 3 (3 failed) 200 kg
Europa II Rocket Retired 1971 1 (1 failed) 1,160 kg

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
5 Nov 1971 STV 8Europa IICSG Failure
12 Jun 1970 STV 7Europa IWOO Failure
2 Jul 1969 STV 6/AdapterEuropa IWOO Failure
29 Nov 1968 STV 5Europa IWOO Failure
5 Dec 1967 STV 4Europa IWOO Failure
4 Aug 1967 STV 3Europa IWOO Failure
14 Nov 1966 STV 2Europa IWOO Success
23 May 1966 STV 1ELDO AWOO Failure
21 Mar 1965 1965-S181Blue StreakWOO Success
19 Oct 1964 1964-S532Blue StreakWOO Success
4 Jun 1964 1964-S279Blue StreakWOO Success
17 Oct 1963 Blue Streak TestBlack KnightWOO Success
Provenance

Where this comes from

This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
Verification status: cross-checked across sources, not yet reviewed by a person. How we build and check this data.

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.