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Class: Technology. Nation: Europe. Agency: ELDO(F7). Satellite Test Vehicle.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 249 kg.
STV Chronology
29 November 1968
STV 1 Launch Site: Woomera . Launch Vehicle: Europa. FAILURE: Third stage failed. Mass: 249 kg. Satellite Test Vehicle.
02 July 1969
STV 2 Launch Site: Woomera . Launch Vehicle: Europa. FAILURE: Third stage failed.
12 June 1970
STV 3 Launch Site: Woomera . Launch Vehicle: Europa. FAILURE: Payload fairing failed to seperate.
Bibliography:- 126 - Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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