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Athena I
Launched 2001-09-30 02:40 UTCLaunch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
44th
orbital launch attempt in 2001
Lockheed Martin
4th
launch this year
Launch Pad 1
1st
launch from this pad this year
Research (Atmospheric density) satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA, USA.
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
77
96%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
18.9m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
820kg
Liftoff thrust
1,900kN
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