The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,900 kN
- Height
- 28.2 m
- Diameter
- 2.36 m
- Launch mass
- 120 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 2,065 kg
- GTO capacity
- 593 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 1,165 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
3
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
66.7%
2 of 3
Current success streak
1
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 II | Ikonos — Success
- Athena II | Ikonos 1 — Failure
- Athena II | Lunar Prospector — Success