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Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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Failure
Gemstar DSS-1
Athena ILockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 6
Tuesday, August 15, 1995 · 10:30 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
PayloadGemstar DSS-1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerLockheed Martin
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 6
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.581°N
- Longitude
- 120.626°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:30 PM UTC - 10:30 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
