Athena II (Lockheed Martin)
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The Athena II, manufactured by Lockheed Martin established in 1953, undertook its inaugural launch on 01/07/1998, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Athena II has 2 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 3 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.
- Length: 28.2 m
- Diameter: 2.36 m
- Launch Mass: 120 T
- LEO Capacity: 2065 kg
- GTO Capacity: 593 kg
- SSO Capacity: 1165 kg
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
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.
