Athena II | Ikonos
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.
The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.
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Mission Profile
Ikonos was a Athena II mission operated by Lockheed Martin that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 24, 1999. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Polar Orbit. The launch was a success.