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LMSC

Launch vehicle · USA

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American manufacturer of rocket engines. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (now LMMS), USA.

Country
USA
Stages
HYSR-1

Chronology

1 event

1995 August 15

22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC6. LV Family: Athena. Launch Vehicle: Athena-1. FAILURE: Destroyed by range safety 160 sec into flight after failure of thrust vector control system.. Failed Stage: 2.
  • GemStar 1 (VitaSat) - . Payload: Gemstar DSS-1. Mass: 113 kg (249 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: LMSC. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: GemStar. Decay Date: 1995-08-15 . Global Electronic Messaging Satellite..