Ikonos
Athena II
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Ikonos
Type: Earth Science
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, an operating unit of Missiles & Space, has revolutionized the space-based imagery market with the development of the first commercial satellite capable of resolving objects on the ground as small as one meter in diameter. The company is providing a spacecraft, designated IKONOS 1, for Space Imaging, Thornton, CO, which offers high-resolution imagery of the Earth to customers around the world.
Location
Space Launch Complex 6
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
698 rockets have launched from 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
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.
