Athena I
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Athena I is a small, expendable American launch vehicle developed in the 1990s for placing lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| fairingType | payload fairing for small satellites ⓘ |
| family | Athena launch vehicle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageType | Castor 120 solid rocket motor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExpendable | true ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | two-stage solid-propellant core with optional upper stage ⓘ |
| launchesTo |
LEO
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchSiteUsed |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile | injection of lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Lockheed Martin Astronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid-fuel ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Athena II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperStageType | Orbus 21D solid rocket motor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial satellite launches
ⓘ
orbital launch of small payloads ⓘ technology demonstration missions ⓘ |
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