LAUNCH MISSION
Lockheed Martin Athena II Ikonos
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 6
Description
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, an operating unit of Missiles & Space, has revolutionized the space-based imagery market with the development of the first commercial satellite capable of resolving objects on the ground as small as one meter in diameter. The company is providing a spacecraft, designated IKONOS 1, for Space Imaging, Thornton, CO, which offers high-resolution imagery of the Earth to customers around the world.
Athena II
Rocket Description
The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.