Rocket file · LV-229
Athena II
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Athena II is an expendable launch vehicle built by Lockheed Martin. It stands 28.2 m tall, lifts 2,065 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 7 January 1998. It has flown 3 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 66.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Athena II
The Athena II is an American small expendable launch system which was used for three launches between 1998 and 1999.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Athena II is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesAthena II in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Athena II flown?
- 3 times, with 2 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Athena II's success rate?
- 66.7%. That's 2 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Athena II lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Athena II at 2,065 kg to low Earth orbit and 593 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Athena II reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Athena II as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.