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Ikonos 1

Athena II

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Ikonos 1

Type: Earth Science

Earth observation satellite developed by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. The launch failed when the payload shroud of the Athena-2 launch vehicle failed to separate.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 6

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

714 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Rocket

Athena II – Lockheed Martin

  • Family: Athena
  • Length: 28.2 m
  • Diameter: 2.36 m
  • Launch Mass: 120 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 2065 kg

The Athena II was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1998-01-07. Athena II has 2 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.

Agency

Lockheed Martin – LMT

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: LMT
  • Founded: 1953
  • Launchers: Titan | Agena
  • Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight
  • Country: USA

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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