Athena II

In-active

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Jan. 7, 1998

Description

The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
28.2 m
Diameter
2.36 m
Fairing Diameter
2.36 m
Launch Mass
120.0 T
Thrust
1900.0 kN

Family

Name
Athena II
Family
―
Variant
II
Alias
―
Full Name
Athena II

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
2065.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
593.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
1165.0 kg

Lockheed Martin

Commercial

None

LMT 1953

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.

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