Athena I
Description
The Athena I is a three-stage rocket, consisting of solid first and second stages, and a monopropellant liquid-fuelled third stage. The first stage is a Castor 120, which is also used on some versions of the Taurus rocket. An Orbus 21D motor was used as the second stage on launches up to 2001. The third stage is an Orbital Adjustment Module, fuelled by hydrazine and propelled by four MR-107 engines.
Missions
4
Success Rate
75.0%
Successes
3
Failures
1
Success Streak
3
Partial Failures
0
Previous
September 30, 2001
Starshine 3 & Others
Athena I | Lockheed
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
January 27, 1999
ROCSAT 1
Athena I | Lockheed
Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Configurations
Retired
Athena I
Active 1995 to 2001
Rocket
Height: 18.9m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 820 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,900 Kilonewtons
Stages
3