Lockheed Martin Astronautics

LLV-1

Athena I (LMLV-1) Athena II
Overall
Vehicle
Operational from 15.08.1995 23.08.1997 07.01.1998

 

to   30.09.2001 24.09.1999
Orbital flights    1 3  3
Payload weight t  LEO 0.79  MEO 0.66 GTO 0.590
Gross liftoff weight t 62.80 66.25 119.60
Gross propellant weight t 55.82 59.14 108.50
Total length m  17.96 18.86 28.12
Max. diameter (span) m 4.60 4.60 4.60
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 1,286.4 1,483.7 1,483.7
Total impulse (vac) MN*s  144.1 164.2 300.5

Fairing

Total length m 6.00 6.00 6.00
Diameter m 2.34 2.34 2.34
Total weight t 0.535 0.535 0.535

Stage 5

Name  

 

  (Orion 38)
  Length m     1.34
Diameter m 2.34 (0.96)
Liftoff weight t 0.875
Propellant weight t 0.771
Engines   ATK
Propellant    solid HTPB
Total thrust (vac) kN  35.86
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2840
Burn time s 61
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 2.19

Stage 4

Name  

 

  O.A.M.
  Length m     0.81
Diameter m 2.34
Liftoff weight t 0.714
Propellant weight t 0.354
Engines  

MR-107 (4)

Propellant   Hydrazine
Total thrust (vac) kN 0.89
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2206
Burn time s 890
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 0.78
Stage 3

Name

  O.A.M. O.A.M. ORBUS-21G
  Length m 0.81 0.81 2.04 (3.17)
Diameter m 2.34 2.34 2.34
Liftoff weight t 0.596 0.714 10.804
Propellant weight t 0.236 0.354 9.759
Engines  

MR-107 (4)

MR-107 (4)

 
Propellant   Hydrazine Hydrazine solid HTPB
Total thrust (vac) kN 0.89 0.89 194.5
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2157 2206 2883
Burn time s 580 890 145
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 0.51 0.78 28.1

Stage 2

Name   ORBUS-21D ORBUS-21D Castor 120
  Length m 2.04 (3.17) 2.04 (3.17) 10.30 (9.02)
Diameter m 2.34 2.34 2.36
Liftoff weight t 10.899 10.899  52.694
Propellant weight t 9.759 9.759 48.596
Engines        

Propellant

  solid HTPB solid HTPB solid HTPB
Total thrust (vac) kN 194.5 194.5 1,650.3
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2883 2883 2759
Burn time s 145 145 81.2
Total impulse (vac) MN*s  28.1 28.1 134.1

Stage 1

Name   Peacekeeper Castor 120 Castor 120
  Length m 9.92 (8.13) 10.81 (9.02) 9.78 (9.02)
Diameter m 2.36 2.36 2.36
Liftoff weight t 50.000 53.424 53.424
Propellant weight t 45.820 49.024 49.024
Engines   Thiokol TU-902 Thiokol Thiokol
Propellant   solid HTPB solid HTPB solid HTPB
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 1,286.4 1,483.7 1,483.7
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2246 2481 2481
Burn time s 80 82 82
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 115.5 135.3 135.3