Lockheed Martin Athena I Gemstar DSS-1
Athena I
Status
Failure
Date
15 AUG 1995
22:30
Mission Overview
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).
Rocket
Athena I
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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
Launch Mass
66 T
Thrust
1,900 kN