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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The Space Development Agency awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems to build Transport Layer Tranche 2 satellites equipped with optical and radio-frequency communications terminals.
Lockheed Martin attempted to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2020 for $4,400,000,000 but that acquisition was blocked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
TESAT’s Optical Communication Terminals passed interoperability testing for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites to be built by Lockheed Martin.
TESAT was selected to deliver optical communications terminals to Lockheed Martin for integration on Lockheed Martin’s 42 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.
Transport Layer Tranche 2 includes 72 Beta satellites ordered from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman that carry more complex communications payloads.
Terran Orbital has a deal to provide 36 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for the Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta of the Space Development Agency’s proposed LEO constellation.
Lockheed Martin is also using CACI’s optical terminals for Space Development Agency Tranche 1 satellites.
The UK Space Agency has awarded funds to Lockheed Martin to establish launch operations from SaxaVord Spaceport.
Terran Orbital received a $7,700,000 expansion to an existing contract under Lockheed Martin to add additional payloads.
Tesat’s terminals will be integrated with Lockheed Martin’s satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites scheduled to launch in late 2024.
TESAT was selected to deliver OCTs to Lockheed Martin for integration on Lockheed Martin’s 42 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.
Lockheed Martin will build the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.
Terran Orbital delivered 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin last year in support of Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer contract with the Space Development Agency.
Lockheed Martin will conduct payload integration and jointly operate the Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta satellites with the Space Development Agency.
Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer is currently scheduled for a late 2024 launch.
Terran Orbital will deliver 42 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for payload integration and testing in Terran Orbital’s new 20,000-square-foot small satellite assembly facility near Denver.
Terran Orbital is currently building 42 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin to support Lockheed Martin’s $700,000,000 contract for the SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
Terran Orbital will deliver the 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for payload integration.
Lockheed Martin awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract to build 36 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta constellation.
Terran Orbital announced a deal to build 36 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin.