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1999

LM-006 – January 27 – Athena 1

Formosat (RoCSat 1) – NSPO (Taiwan)

 

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1998

LM-004 – January 7 – Athena 2 – MAIDEN FLIGHT

Lunar Prospector – Lockheed Martin (U.S.), NASA (U.S.)

 

Athena 2 maiden flight from Spaceport Florida’s LC-46 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo NASA.

 

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1997

LM-001 – August 23 – Athena 1 – FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

Lewis – TRW (U.S.), NASA (U.S.)

 

Athena 1 first successful flight from SLC-6 in Vandenberg AFB, California, carried NASA’s Lewis spacecraft which failed in orbit three days later. Photos Lockheed Martin.

 

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1995

DLV – August 15 – Athena 1 – MAIDEN FLIGHT – FAILURE

GEMStar 1 – CTA (U.S.)

 

Then known as LLV-1, the Athena 1 DLV lifted off from SLC-6 in Vandenberg AFB, California. It experienced two major failures in its first stage and inertial unit before being destroyed by RSO. Photo Lockheed Martin.

 

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