Athena II | Ikonos 1
Status: Failure | Launched: Apr 27, 1999 18:22 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
- Rocket: Athena II — Athena family
Mission
Earth observation satellite developed by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. The launch failed when the payload shroud of the Athena-2 launch vehicle failed to separate.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 6
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.