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Athena was a 1990s Lockheed Martin expendable launch system which underwent several name changes in its lifetime. Development began at the Lockheed Corporation in 1993, where the design was known as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle .
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, [1] was 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 ...
It is a member of the Athena family of rockets, along with the smaller Athena I. The Athena II is a four-stage rocket, consisting of solid first, second and third stages, and a monopropellant liquid-fueled fourth stage. The first and second stages are Castor 120s, which are also used on some versions of the Taurus rocket.
In the early 1990s, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company began studies on the prospect of a new family of small launch vehicles for commercial and other users. Lockheed eventually approved the development of the Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) program in January 1993. After the merger of Lockheed with Martin Marietta, it was renamed Athena. [24]
Athena I LLV-1 United States: Lockheed Martin: 18.4 m 500 No 1 VAFB: 1995 1995 Athena I United States: Lockheed Martin: 18.9 m 795 [10] 515: No 3 VAFB, CCSFS, KLC: 1997 2001 Athena II United States: Lockheed Martin: 28.2 m 1,800 [11] No 3 [12] VAFB, CCSFS: 1998 1999 [13] Atlas-Able United States: General Dynamics: 28 m ~175 to TLI No 3 CCSFS ...
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995. Ordered by model number, Lockheed gave most of its aircraft astronomical names, from the first Vega to the C-5 Galaxy.
Athena II Vandenberg SLC-6 Lockheed Martin Ikonos 2: Space Imaging Sun-synchronous Earth imaging: In orbit: Operational Final flight of Athena II 25 September 06:29 Ariane 4 44P Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace Telstar 7: Loral Skynet: Geosynchronous Communications: In orbit: Operational 26 September 22:30 Proton-K/DM-2M Baikonur Site 81/23 ...
Athena I: 2 1 United States: Lockheed Martin: 1995 2001 3/4 Retired Athena Ic: 2 1 United States: Lockheed Martin Alliant Techsystems (2012) 0/0 Development Athena II [7] 3 1 United States: Lockheed Martin: 30.5 2.36 120.2 1896 1998 1999 2/3 Retired Athena IIc: 3 1 United States: Lockheed Martin Alliant Techsystems (2012) 0/0 Development ...