Athena I | Gemstar DSS-1
Space Launch Complex 6
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Lockheed Martin
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.
Gemstar DSS-1
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).
Athena I
Height 18.90 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1900 kN
Diameter 2.36 Meters
Mass To LEO 820 kg
Liftoff Mass 66 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 3
Maiden Flight 1995-08-15
Launch Failures 1
