The Athena I, known as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) at the time of its first flight and Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle (LMLV) at the time of its second flight, is an American small expendable launch system which was used for four launches between 1995 and 2001. It is a member of the Athena family of rockets, along with the larger Athena II.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,900 kN
- Height
- 18.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.36 m
- Launch mass
- 66 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 820 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 360 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
4
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
75%
3 of 4
Current success streak
3
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43 — Success
- Athena I | Formosat-1 — Success
- Athena I | Lewis — Success
- Athena I | Gemstar DSS-1 — Failure