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Athena H
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Test vehicle. Year: 1971. Family: Castor 4. Country: USA. 4 stage vehicle consisting of 4 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 4 + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Alcor IA Manufacturer: ARC/Celesco. Launches: 18. First Launch Date: 1971-04-03. Last Launch Date: 1974-06-23. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 422.000 kN (94,869 lbf). Total Mass: 14,000 kg (30,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Total Length: 18.60 m (61.00 ft).
Athena H Chronology 1971 April 3 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H001. - ROCS re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1971 August 13 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H002. - ADE-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1972 March 17 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H003. - SAMAST 1B re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1972 August 12 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H004. - RVTO-3B-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1972 October 26 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H007. - ABC-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1973 January 12 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H005. - RANT re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1973 January 12 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H009. - ABC-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1973 March 29 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H006. - RVTO-3B-3 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1973 March 29 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H008. - RVTO-3B-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1973 April 26 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H010. - RVTO-3B-4 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1973 August 24 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. LV Configuration: Athena H H011. - ABC-3 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1974 February 13 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 1 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
1974 March 9 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1974 March 24 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 3 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1974 May 19 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 4 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1974 May 29 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 5 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1974 June 13 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 6 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1974 June 23 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Athena H. - HAVE MILL 7 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 904.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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