Lockheed Martin is a major American aerospace and defense company heavily involved in the space industry. As a manufacturer and systems integrator, they develop and produce commercial and military satellites, space probes, missile defense systems, and spacecraft, including NASA's Orion spacecraft. Lockheed Martin partners with organizations like NASA, ESA, and the U.S. Space Force, providing key technologies and services for space exploration, earth observation, and national security missions.
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In June 1970, Lockheed exhibited a flight vehicle of the P-11 satellite at Goddard Space Flight Center.
The Program 989 satellites were built by Lockheed and were initially known as Program 11, or P-11.
The SCOT80 optical communications terminal is deployed on several low Earth orbit satellites, including Kepler Communications’ commercial fleet and Space Development Agency military satellites built by Lockheed Martin.
The demonstration will take place on the GPS III SV-10 satellite manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin completed assembly of GPS III SV-10 in February 2023 and the satellite remains in storage awaiting launch authorization.
The payload on RRT-1 was GPS III SV-07, the seventh satellite of the GPS III constellation built by Lockheed Martin.
Mission Delta 31 and Lockheed Martin modified SV-07’s payload launch adapter so the satellite could launch on a Falcon 9 instead of a Vulcan rocket.
SV-07 had been stored at a Lockheed Martin warehouse in Colorado since being declared launch-ready in August 2021.
The completed SV-07 satellite was transported by flatbed truck from Lockheed Martin’s facility in Littleton, Colorado to SpaceX’s integration facility at Cape Canaveral.
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet stated that Admiral Aquilino's service and experience will bring valuable insight to the board.
Admiral John C. Aquilino will serve on the Classified Business and Security Committee at Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin's board of directors has elected Admiral John C. Aquilino to the board, effective immediately.
TacSat will feature Lockheed Martin’s first 0.005 kg.MIL® payload on orbit to provide cellular-like networking for military space assets.
Lockheed Martin will launch the Tactical Satellite (TacSat) aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket in 2025.
TacSat will host a proven Lockheed Martin infrared sensor on board that brings previously developed technology to space for the first time.
Genesis was a Discovery-class spacecraft with a total cost of $264,000,000 designed, built, tested, and operated by Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin secured a $7,200,000,000 contract in 2018 to produce up to 22 GPS IIIF satellites.
Lockheed Martin produces GPS satellites but does not produce GPS ground systems or user equipment.
The Orion Camera System developed by Redwire in partnership with Lockheed Martin launched on Artemis I and captured images from that mission.
Lockheed Martin developed one of three Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology (LVSAT) designs funded by NASA through approximately $20,000,000 in contracts awarded in 2022.