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Athena I
Launched 1995-08-15 22:30 UTCSpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Athena I lifted off with Gemstar DSS-1, but the launch failed.
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The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
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.
Launches
80
Successful
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96%
Upcoming
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Height
18.9m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
820kg
Liftoff thrust
1,900kN
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