Athena I
In-activeLockheed Martin (LMT)
Aug. 15, 1995
Description
The Athena I, known as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) at the time of its first flight and Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle (LMLV) at the time of its second flight, is an American small expendable launch system which was used for four launches between 1995 and 2001. It is a member of the Athena family of rockets, along with the larger Athena II.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
18.9 m -
Diameter
2.36 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.36 m -
Launch Mass
66.0 T -
Thrust
1900.0 kN
Family
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Name
Athena I -
Family
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Variant
I -
Alias
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Full Name
Athena I
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
820.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
360.0 kg
Lockheed Martin
Commercial
None
LMT 1953Lockheed 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.
Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaPacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Sept. 30, 2001, 2:40 a.m.
Athena I | Formosat-1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 27, 1999, 12:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The mission objective of ROCSAT-1 (Republic of China Satellite 1) is to develop, launch, and operate a low earth orbit satellite, and to conduct three scientific and technology experiments in the areas of ocean color imaging, space telecommunication, and solar-terrestrial physics.
Low Earth OrbitAthena I | Lewis
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 23, 1997, 6:51 a.m.
Athena I | Gemstar DSS-1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 15, 1995, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
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