Lockheed MartinAthena ISpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Gemstar DSS-1
Launched
August 15, 1995
Image: NASA/Kennedy Space Center Expendable Vehicle Directorate
Summary
Gemstar DSS-1 launched on a Lockheed Martin Athena I from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 15, 1995. The mission failed. It was Lockheed Martin's 12th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,008th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Athena I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Athena I · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Athena I flightLockheed Martin's 12th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,008th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 6, 1st this year · 564th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemstar DSS-1 launch?
Gemstar DSS-1 launched on August 15, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gemstar DSS-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gemstar DSS-1?
Athena I, flown by Lockheed Martin. Athena I spec sheet
Where did Gemstar DSS-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Gemstar DSS-1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.