Athena II
In-activeLockheed Martin (LMT)
Jan. 7, 1998
Description
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
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 II | Ikonos
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 24, 1999, 6:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
Polar OrbitAthena II | Ikonos 1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 27, 1999, 6:22 p.m.
Athena II | Lunar Prospector
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 7, 1998, 2:28 a.m.
Electron
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThe European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite const…
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Shiyan 33
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese satellite reported to be for "space environment research" purposes. Actual usage not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
SuperView Neo 2-05 & 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCommercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.
Soyuz 2.1b
16 x Rassvet-3
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identities uncertain. Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) conste…
