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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With completion of the CDR, Lockheed Martin began the integration and testing phase of the Tranche 1 program using the company’s new 20,000-square-foot small satellite processing facility.
Lockheed Martin won a $700,000,000 contract in February 2022 to produce Tranche 1 satellites using buses made by Terran Orbital.
Lockheed Martin will build 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
The new Lockheed Martin facility will house Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites among other smallsat programs and technology demonstrators.
Tranche 1 Transport Layer will be the first program hosted by Lockheed Martin’s new small satellite processing facility.
Lockheed Martin’s 42 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites will move into processing in the new factory to support a 2024 launch.
Lockheed Martin and the Space Development Agency successfully completed the Critical Design Review for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.
The 10 Tranche 0 satellites built by Lockheed Martin, one Tranche 0 satellite from York Space Systems, and two missile-tracking satellites made by SpaceX total 13 satellites for the upcoming launch.
Lockheed Martin’s 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are expected to launch 2023.
Lockheed Martin designed the new facility to support delivery of 180 satellites or more per year.
Lockheed Martin’s 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are expected to launch 2023.
The new Lockheed Martin facility aims to house Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites among other smallsat programs and technology demonstrators.
A communications satellite designed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency passed a critical design review on 2023-08-07.
Lockheed Martin worked with the Space Development Agency to validate the Tranche 1 satellite and ground designs, including supplier designs.
Lockheed Martin won a $700,000,000 contract in February 2022 to produce 42 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1.
The Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites are projected to launch in late 2024 and will be manufactured at Lockheed Martin’s new smallsat factory.
Lockheed Martin won a $187,500,000 contract in November 2020 to manufacture 10 Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites.
The Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites were assembled at a different Lockheed Martin facility where the company manufactures Global Positioning System spacecraft.
Intelsat launched 10 satellites throughout 1997 using a diversity of rockets including Arianespace’s Ariane 4, Lockheed Martin’s Atlas 2, and Russia’s Proton.
Lockheed Martin is cooperating with BWXT to develop the DRACO spacecraft.