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Athena I | Gemstar DSS-1
Lockheed MartinLaunch Failure

Gemstar DSS-1

Athena I

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Launch Failure

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

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).

Launch vehicle
Athena I
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 6
Provider
Lockheed Martin

The vehicle

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Athena I
NASA/Kennedy Space Center Expendable Vehicle Directorate
Launch vehicle

Athena I

The Athena I, known as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) at the time of its first flight and Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle (LMLV) at the time of its second flight, is an American small expendable launch system which was used for four launches between 1995 and 2001. It is a member of the Athena family of rockets, along with the larger Athena II.

Height
18.9 m
Diameter
2.36 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
4
First flight
1995-08-15

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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