Launched NASA's Lewis satellite, a Small Satellite Technology Initiative Earth-imaging spacecraft. A design flaw caused it to spin out of control shortly after reaching orbit, draining its batteries; it was declared a total loss on August 25, 1997.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 403 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 Athena I flights
- Date and time
- 23 August 1997, 06:51 UTC
- Rocket
- Athena I
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1997-044
- Launches in 1997
- 46th of 89
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