Athena I

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Athena I is a small, expendable American launch vehicle developed in the 1990s for placing lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developedBy Lockheed Martin ⓘ
developedInDecade 1990s ⓘ
fairingType payload fairing for small satellites ⓘ
family Athena launch vehicle family ⓘ
firstStageType Castor 120 solid rocket motor ⓘ
isExpendable true ⓘ
launchConfiguration two-stage solid-propellant core with optional upper stage ⓘ
launchesTo LEO ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
launchSiteUsed Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Martin ⓘ
missionProfile injection of lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit ⓘ
numberOfStages 2 ⓘ
operatedBy Lockheed Martin Astronautics ⓘ
propulsionType solid-fuel ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Athena II ⓘ
upperStageType Orbus 21D solid rocket motor ⓘ
usedFor commercial satellite launches ⓘ
orbital launch of small payloads ⓘ
technology demonstration missions ⓘ

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