Date: 27 Apr 1999, 06:22 pm UTC
Rocket: Athena II (Athena)
Provider: Lockheed Martin
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Polar Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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.