Lunar Prospector

Overview

Destination: Lunar Orbit
Mission: Robotic Exploration

Lunar Orbit Space Launch Complex 46 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Lunar Prospector was a small spin stabilized lunar orbiter. Using its Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), it collected a large amount of scientific data that helps researchers understand the chemical composition of the lunar surface.

Athena II

Family:
Configuration: II

The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    28.2 m
  • Diameter
    2.36 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.36 m
  • Launch Mass
    120.0 T
  • Thrust
    1900.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Athena II
  • Family
  • Variant
    II
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Athena II
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2065.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    593.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1165.0 kg

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin

(LMT)

Founded: 1953 Successes: 77 Failures: 3 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 46


Falcon 9
Success
3 hours, 11 minutes ago
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New Shepard
Success
9 hours, 41 minutes ago
NS-32
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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 5 hours ago
GPS III SV08
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Long March 4B
Success
2 days, 19 hours ago
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Long March 3
Success
3 days, 5 hours ago
Tianwen-2
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 9 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-32
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Starship
Failure
3 days, 23 hours ago
Flight 9
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

9th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 6 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-1
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 12-22
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Starlink Group 11-16
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.