ELDO

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ELDO was an intergovernmental European organization established in the 1960s to develop and coordinate a joint European satellite launch vehicle program.

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
space organization
acronym ELDO NERFINISHED
continent Europe
cooperatedWith ESRO NERFINISHED
countryInvolvedInLaunchSites Australia NERFINISHED
developedLaunchVehicle Europa-1 NERFINISHED
Europa-2 NERFINISHED
developedRocket Europa rocket NERFINISHED
dissolved 1975
field aerospace engineering
space launch technology
focus independent European access to space
founded 1962
foundedInPeriod 1960s
fullName European Launcher Development Organisation NERFINISHED
fundedBy member states
governance council of member states
hasProgram European satellite launch vehicle program
headquartersCountry France NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Paris
historicalEra Cold War
languageOfWork English
French
launchSiteUsed Woomera Test Range NERFINISHED
legalForm intergovernmental organization
memberState Australia NERFINISHED
Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
mergedInto European Space Agency NERFINISHED
notableOutcome contributed to creation of ESA
operationalPeriodEnd 1975
operationalPeriodStart 1964
predecessorOf European Space Agency NERFINISHED
purpose coordination of a joint European launch vehicle program
development of a European satellite launch vehicle
regionServed Europe
status defunct
typeOfProgram civil space program

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