Athena I
FailureGemstar DSS-1 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Aug 15, 1995, 22:30 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Aug 15, 1995, 22:30 UTC – Tuesday, Aug 15, 1995, 22:30 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Gemstar DSS-1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
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