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Athena H

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Status: Retired 1974. First Launch: 1971-04-03. Last Launch: 1974-06-23. Number: 18 . Thrust: 422.00 kN (94,869 lbf). Gross mass: 14,000 kg (30,000 lb). Height: 18.60 m (61.00 ft). Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first Athena H flight test missile was launched from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range. Although the upper stages were inert, over 90 percent of the planned flight test objectives were achieved. .

• ADE-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). An Athena H rocket test vehicle, the second launched and the first with all three stages operating, successfully completed a flight over the Inland Range from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. .

• SAMAST 1B re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 281 km (174 mi).

  The third Athena H rocket was launched from the Green River, Utah, launch complex. The flight test completed qualification of the vehicle for operational use in the Advanced Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (ABRES) program managed by SAMSO's Deputy for Reentry Systems (RS).

• RVTO-3B-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first operational flight of an Athena H configuration booster was made from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range carrying an Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES) payload. .

• ABC-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The fifth Athena H vehicle was flown from the Green River, Utah, Launch Facility with an Advanced Ballistic Concepts (ABC)-2 payload. This mission was the first to employ the UNIVAC 1108 Computer..

• Athena launch complex on Wake Island contracted. - .

  Celesco Industries was issued a letter contract to activate an Athena launch complex on Wake Island and to launch 11 Athena H missiles in support of the HAVE MILL program. This program was managed by SAMSO's Deputy for Reentry Systems (RS) for the Army's Safeguard Systems Command (SAFSCOM).

• RANT - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• ABC-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• RVTO-3B-3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• RVTO-3B-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• RVTO-3B-4 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• ABC-3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  An Athena H missile was fired from the launch complex at Green River, Utah, carrying an Advanced Ballistic Reentry System (ABRES) payload. This was the 11th Athena H to be fired from Green River in support of the ABRES program and the 141st Athena to be launched from Green River since the beginning of the program in February 1964. Following this launch, the Green River complex was closed and Athena launch operations were transferred to Wake Island.

• The Wake Island Athena launch complex was activated for the HAVE MILL program. - .

• HAVE MILL 1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first-launch in the HAVE MILL program occurred; the launch vehicle was an Athena H, and the launch site was the Wake Island Launch Complex. .

• HAVE MILL 2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• HAVE MILL 3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• HAVE MILL 4 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• HAVE MILL 5 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• HAVE MILL 6 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• HAVE MILL 7 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  An Athena H was launched from Wake Island in the HAVE MILL program, the Army Special Targets Program. This was the seventh Athena H launched in support of Army requirements and the final programmed use of the Athena H test missile by SAMSO*s Deputy for Reentry Systems.