Athena-1 Credit - Lockheed Martin

Privately funded solid propellant satellite launch vehicle. Basic version with Castor 120 first stage, Castor 120 second stage, Orbus third stage, and OAM Orbital Adjustment Module. Formerly LMLV 2 (Lockheed-Martin Launch Vehicle); LLV 2 (Lockheed Launch Vehicle) .

Manufacturer: Lockheed. Launches: 3. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 66.67%. First Launch Date: 1998-01-07. Last Launch Date: 1999-09-24. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 2,065 kg (4,552 lb). to: 185 km Orbit. at: 28.50 degrees. Payload: 1,165 kg (2,568 lb). to a: Sun synchronouts, 800 km, 98.6 deg orbit trajectory. Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Associated Spacecraft: Ikonos, Lunar Prospector. Liftoff Thrust: 1,449.000 kN (325,748 lbf). Total Mass: 120,700 kg (266,000 lb). Core Diameter: 2.36 m (7.74 ft). Total Length: 28.20 m (92.50 ft). Launch Price $: 26.000 million. in: 2000 price dollars.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Castor 120. Gross Mass: 53,020 kg (116,880 lb). Empty Mass: 4,211 kg (9,283 lb). Thrust (vac): 1,606.594 kN (361,177 lbf). Isp: 286 sec. Burn time: 83 sec. Isp(sl): 229 sec. Diameter: 2.36 m (7.74 ft). Span: 2.36 m (7.74 ft). Length: 10.70 m (35.10 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Castor 120. Modification of Peackeeper ICBM first stage.

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Castor 120. Gross Mass: 53,020 kg (116,880 lb). Empty Mass: 4,211 kg (9,283 lb). Thrust (vac): 1,606.594 kN (361,177 lbf). Isp: 286 sec. Burn time: 83 sec. Isp(sl): 229 sec. Diameter: 2.36 m (7.74 ft). Span: 2.36 m (7.74 ft). Length: 10.70 m (35.10 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Castor 120. Modification of Peackeeper ICBM first stage.

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: ESBM. Gross Mass: 10,810 kg (23,830 lb). Empty Mass: 1,030 kg (2,270 lb). Thrust (vac): 189.200 kN (42,534 lbf). Isp: 293 sec. Burn time: 150 sec. Diameter: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Span: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Length: 3.00 m (9.80 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SRM-1. Status: Out of production.

• Stage Number: 4. 1 x Stage: OAM. Gross Mass: 714 kg (1,574 lb). Empty Mass: 360 kg (790 lb). Thrust (vac): 882 N (198 lbf). Isp: 222 sec. Burn time: 1,500 sec. Diameter: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Span: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Length: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Propellants: Hydrazine. No Engines: 4. Engine: MR-107. Status: Out of production. Monopropellant final stage providing precise orbital injection. Pressure-fed, indefinite number of restarts.

1998 January 7 - 02:28 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC46. Launch Pad: SLC46. Launch Vehicle: Athena-2. Model: Athena-2. LV Configuration: Athena-2 LM-004.

• Lunar Prospector Nation: USA. Program: Discovery. Payload: Discovery 3. Class: Planetary. Type: Lunar. Spacecraft: Lunar Prospector. Agency: NASA ARC. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale (formerly Lockheed). COSPAR: 1998-001A. USAF Sat Cat: 25131. Decay Date: 1999-07-31. The Lunar Prospector was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, including mapping of surface composition and possible polar ice deposits, measurements of magnetic and gravity fields, and study of lunar outgassing events. Data from the 1 to 3 year mission will allow construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the Moon, and will improve understanding of the origin, evolution, current state, and resources of the Moon. After launch, the Lunar Prospector had a 105 hour cruise to the Moon, followed by insertion into a near-circular 100 km altitude lunar polar orbit with a period of 118 minutes. The nominal mission duration was one year.References: 4, 296.

• Ikonos 1 Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: Ikonos. Agency: LMA/Denver. COSPAR: F990427A. Tracking stations downrange did not pick up the spacecraft. It was later determined that the rocket nose fairing failed to separate four minutes after launch. The extra mass caused the vehicle to reenter over the South Pacific on the first partial orbit. Space Imaging's Ikonos 1 was to have been the first commercial imaging satellite with a high a resolution camera.

• Ikonos Nation: USA. Mass: 726 kg (1,600 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: Ikonos. Agency: SpaceIm. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale. Perigee: 678 km (421 mi). Apogee: 679 km (421 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. COSPAR: 1999-051A. USAF Sat Cat: 25919. Commercial / civilian high resolution (1 metre resolution) photograhic satellite.

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