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Athena I
20.7m
Human (1.8m)
1.8m
Athena I / Credits: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
United StatesRetired1997–1998
Athena I
Lockheed Martin
A small-lift vehicle for microsat constellations — limited operational success.
Athena I was designed as a responsive small-lift launcher. One successful flight in 1998 launched the Ikonos Earth observation satellite, but the program saw limited commercial adoption.
Fun facts
Launched the first Ikonos high-resolution Earth observation satellite.
Height
20.7 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Mass
36 t
Stages
3
Thrust
410 kN
Payload LEO
730 kg
Payload GTO
—
Total flights
4
Success rate75.0%
3 success1 failure
Launch pads
- LP-0B, Kodiak Launch Complex
No upcoming launches scheduled.
