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 August, the Space Development Agency awarded $1,500,000,000 in contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for 72 Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta satellites.
Communications were established with the Lockheed Martin satellite after the 2023-12-22 launch and mission operations were underway.
The payload on the mission was a small satellite developed and funded by Lockheed Martin using a Nebula bus from Terran Orbital.
The 2022 separation-system contracts cover systems for 84 satellites made by Lockheed Martin and another undisclosed manufacturer supplying satellites to the Space Development Agency.
Lockheed Martin’s Ignite organization developed the ESA demonstrator payload as a self-funded technology demonstration.
The Fly the Lightning mission will deploy an Electronically Steered Antenna payload developed by Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin’s Ignite organization funded the ESA technology demonstration as its first self-funded technology demonstration project.
Four additional GPS 3 satellites have been manufactured and are in storage at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Colorado awaiting launch opportunities.
Lockheed Martin integrates satellite buses sourced from Terran Orbital as part of its work for the Space Development Agency.
Tranche 1 includes 126 Transport Layer communications satellites built by York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
In December 2022 Lockheed Martin Australia selected Av-Comm to establish a network of ground station uplink facilities for the SouthPAN project.
In September 2022 Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded a $1,180,000,000 contract to enhance locational precision within SouthPAN’s service areas.
Lockheed Martin will receive $5,200,000 to create OPIR data exploitation prototypes for Space Systems Command.
TESAT delivered the first SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Optical Communication Terminals to Lockheed Martin.
The delivered OCTs are in place for integration on 42 smallsats that Lockheed Martin is building for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
In December 2022 Lockheed Martin Australia selected New South Wales company Av-Comm to establish a network of ground station uplink facilities for SouthPAN.
In September 2022 Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded a $1,180,000,000 contract to enhance precise positioning within the SouthPAN service areas.
The Tantrum payload was developed in Lockheed Martin Space’s Ignite organization from early architecture to flight-ready product in 24 months on an accelerated schedule.
Lockheed Martin invested its own resources to develop the Tantrum payload from early architecture to a flight-ready product in 24 months.
Lockheed Martin is producing self-funded technology demonstrator spacecraft including Pony Express 2 to demonstrate mesh networking among satellites.