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Athena-2 (LLV-2 / LMLV-2)

Athena-2 (Lunar Prospector) [NASA]

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Version Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Athena-2 (LLV-1, LMLV-1) Castor-120 Castor-120 Orbus-21D OAM / 4 × MR-107
Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
Athena-2 (LLV-1, LMLV-1) 1985 1490 593 -
No:         Serial   Type               Date          LS         Payload

 3      1   LM-4     Athena-2           07.01.1998    CC SLC-46  Lunar Prospector (Discovery 3) [Star-Stage-3700S]
 5      2   LM-5     Athena-2           27.04.1999 F  Va SLC-6   Ikonos (1)
 6      3   LM-7     Athena-2           24.09.1999    Va SLC-6   Ikonos 1


Failures: 

Launch 5: Payload Fairing failed to seperate


Launch sites:

CC  = Spaceport Florida, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Kd  = Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Narrow Cape, Alaska, USA USA/ LP-1
Va  = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA

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