1999 · Lockheed Martin

Ikonos 1

failureAthena II | Ikonos 1

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.

Overview

Date / time: April 27, 1999 at 06:22 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 6
Mission: Ikonos 1
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Polar Orbit