Athena H
Launch vehicle · USA
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American test vehicle. Four stage vehicle consisting of 4 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 4 + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Alcor IA
Related
- Family
- test vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Green River, Wake Island
- Stages
- 23KS11000, Antares 2, 1.5KS35000, Castor 4
- Agency
- Atlantic Research
Chronology
20 events
1971 April 3
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first Athena H flight test missile was launched from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range. Although the upper stages were inert, over 90 percent of the planned flight test objectives were achieved. .
1971 August 13
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- ADE-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). An Athena H rocket test vehicle, the second launched and the first with all three stages operating, successfully completed a flight over the Inland Range from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. .
1972 March 17
15:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- SAMAST 1B re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Spacecraft: ABRES.
Apogee: 281 km (174 mi).
The third Athena H rocket was launched from the Green River, Utah, launch complex. The flight test completed qualification of the vehicle for operational use in the Advanced Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (ABRES) program managed by SAMSO's Deputy for Reentry Systems (RS).
1972 August 12
09:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- RVTO-3B-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first operational flight of an Athena H configuration booster was made from Green River, Utah, to the White Sands Missile Range carrying an Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES) payload. .
1972 October 27
Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- ABC-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The fifth Athena H vehicle was flown from the Green River, Utah, Launch Facility with an Advanced Ballistic Concepts (ABC)-2 payload. This mission was the first to employ the UNIVAC 1108 Computer..
1972 December 22
LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- Athena launch complex on Wake Island contracted. - .
Celesco Industries was issued a letter contract to activate an Athena launch complex on Wake Island and to launch 11 Athena H missiles in support of the HAVE MILL program. This program was managed by SAMSO's Deputy for Reentry Systems (RS) for the Army's Safeguard Systems Command (SAFSCOM).
1973 January 12
08:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 January 12
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 March 29
15:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 March 29
17:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 April 27
04:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 August 24
07:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- ABC-3 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Spacecraft: ABRES.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
An Athena H missile was fired from the launch complex at Green River, Utah, carrying an Advanced Ballistic Reentry System (ABRES) payload. This was the 11th Athena H to be fired from Green River in support of the ABRES program and the 141st Athena to be launched from Green River since the beginning of the program in February 1964. Following this launch, the Green River complex was closed and Athena launch operations were transferred to Wake Island.
1973 December 15
LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- The Wake Island Athena launch complex was activated for the HAVE MILL program. - .
1974 February 13
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first-launch in the HAVE MILL program occurred; the launch vehicle was an Athena H, and the launch site was the Wake Island Launch Complex. .
1974 March 9
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 March 24
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 May 19
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 4 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 May 29
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 5 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 June 13
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 6 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 June 23
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 7 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army,
USAF.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
An Athena H was launched from Wake Island in the HAVE MILL program, the Army Special Targets Program. This was the seventh Athena H launched in support of Army requirements and the final programmed use of the Athena H test missile by SAMSO*s Deputy for Reentry Systems.