Athena
American small-lift solid-fuel orbital rocket
Lockheed Martin's small-lift launcher, built around a Castor 120 solid first stage. Athena II carried Lunar Prospector to the Moon in January 1998 — NASA's first Discovery-class lunar mission. Seven flights between 1995 and 2001, then retired.
Service 1995–2001
1995 to 2001
1995 first flight 1999 peak (3 launches) 2001 last flight
- launches
- 7
- success · 5/7
- 71%
Full Launch History
Sep 30, 2001 | Kodiak Star USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 1 |
Sep 24, 1999 | Ikonos-2 USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 2 |
Apr 27, 1999Failure | Ikonos-1 USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 2 |
Jan 27, 1999 | Chunghua 1 USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 1 |
Jan 7, 1998 | Lunar Prospector USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 2 |
Aug 23, 1997 | Lewis USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 1 |
Aug 15, 1995Failure | Gemstar 1 USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 1 |