Athena II
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Athena II is a retired American small expendable launch vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin for placing payloads into low Earth orbit and beyond.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lockheed Martin Athena II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
placing payloads beyond low Earth orbit
ⓘ
placing payloads into low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1998 ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 0 ⓘ |
| family | Athena rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1998-01-07 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLaunchSite | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightPayload | Lunar Prospector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1999-09-24 ⓘ |
| lastFlightLaunchSite | Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleType | all-solid launch vehicle ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMission | Lunar Prospector mission to the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Lockheed Martin Astronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid fuel ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1999 ⓘ |
| stage1Engine | Castor 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stage2Engine | Castor 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stage3Engine | Orbus 21D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| successor | Athena IIc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| upperStage | Orbus 21D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA science missions
ⓘ
commercial satellite launches ⓘ |
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