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Athena (rocket family)

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Athena 1 rocket launching from Kodiak Island in Alaska (Sept. 30, 2001)

The Athena rocket has undergone several name changes in its lifetime. Initially developed as the Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) at its inception at Lockheed, the name was changed to the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle when its developing company merged with Martin Marietta. Late in the program's life the name was finally changed to the current name of Athena.

The Athena first stage is a Castor-120.

Launches

Athena II with Lunar Prospector
  • DLV - The Demonstration Launch Vehicle (DLV) was launched in August 1995.
  • Lewis - An Athena I launched the NASA Lewis satellite on Aug. 22, 1997.
  • Lunar Prospector - An Athena II launched NASA's Lunar Prospector on Jan. 6, 1998.
  • ROCSAT-1 - An Athena I launched ROCSAT-1 for the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Jan. 26, 1999.
  • IKONOS - An Athena II launched IKONOS, a commercial earth observation satellite, on Sept. 24, 1999.
  • Kodiak Star - An Athena launched Kodiak Star for NASA and the Space Test Program on Sept. 30, 2001.
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