Athena I flew NASA's Kodiak Star mission, the first orbital launch from Kodiak Island, Alaska, deploying four small satellites: Starshine 3, PicoSat 9, PCSat and Sapphire, after repeated delays from the original September 1 date.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 184 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 4 Athena I flights
- Date and time
- 30 September 2001, 02:40 UTC
- Rocket
- Athena I
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Launch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2001-043
- Launches in 2001
- 44th of 59
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