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Astrotech Space Operations

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Astrotech Space Operations LLC (ASO), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, is a leading provider of launch site facilities and related services for spacecraft processing prior to launch. ASO offers pre-launch hardware integration and testing, fueling, and satellite encapsulation before transport to the launch pad. With facilities located near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center, and Vandenberg Space Force Base, they support launches on various U.S. and international launch vehicles, serving both government and commercial customers such as NASA and SpaceX.

commercialFounded 1984
Titusville, Florida, United States
www.astrotech.com
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The Blue and Gold satellites for the ESCAPADE mission arrived at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida, in September to be packaged for launch.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 6, 2025NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars - twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold - will launch in early November

Astrotech Space is involved with the ESCAPADE program.

RelationshipsValue 2.0Oct 3, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: ESCAPADE Status: testing and gas load on our Mars twins Blue and Gold are complete. Next is fueling, encapsulation, and LAUNCH!! @ucbssl @RocketLab @AstrotechSpace >@NASA_EHPD @NASA @UCBerkeley

ESCAPADE is at the Astrotech space operations facility, and GS1 (Glenn Stage 1) is scheduled to move to LC-36 in early October.

PlanGeneralValue 3.2Sep 29, 2025ブルーオリジン、大型ロケット「ニューグレン」2回目の打ち上げは10月中旬以降

ESCAPADE is at Astrotech.

GeneralValue 1.5Sep 26, 2025RT by @AJ_FI: An update on NG-2: ESCAPADE is at Astrotech and GS1 is headed to LC-36 in early October. Next up is the vehicle hotfire mid-month with launch soon thereafter.

NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft arrived in Titusville at Florida's Astrotech Space Operations facility from California on Tuesday.

GeneralValue 2.0Sep 26, 2025NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars

Rocket Lab engineers are expected to complete inspections and functional tests in Astrotech cleanroom before loading propellant and other integration tasks.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Sep 26, 2025NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars

NASA and SpaceX technicians encapsulated the PACE spacecraft in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings on 2024-01-30 at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 8, 2024UPDATE 3: SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite with new capabilities to study climate, ocean and atmosphere

NASA’s PACE spacecraft was encapsulated in SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings on 2024-01-30 at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 6, 2024Beyond Gravity helps NASA with precise positioning capability to track PACE satellite

Astrotech Space Operations operates a processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Feb 1, 2024Sidus Space’s 3D Hybrid Satellite Successfully Completes Launch Processing

Sidus Space completed launch processing of LizzieSat at the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Jan 31, 2024Sidus Space’s 3D hybrid satellite ready for launch

The Peregrine lunar lander was unloaded at Astrotech facilities for integration with United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Nov 1, 2023Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander Arrives in Florida for Launch Preparations

Peregrine was unloaded at Astrotech facilities where it will be integrated with United Launch Alliance's Vulcan for launch on December 24, 2023.

PlanGeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 31, 2023Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander arrives in Florida for launch prep

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander arrived at a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral operated by Astrotech on 2023-10-31.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 31, 2023Astrobotic lander arrives at launch site

The Peregrine lunar lander was unloaded at Astrotech facilities for integration with United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 31, 2023Peregrine Arrives in Florida for Launch Preparations

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft was photographed in a clean room at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near Kennedy Space Center on 2023-06-26.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Jul 19, 2023NASA’s Psyche mission enters the home stretch before launch

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft was in a clean room on 2022-12-08 at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.2Jun 5, 2023NASA-JPL Psyche launch is on track

NASA selected Astrotech Space Operations, LLC of Titusville, Florida to provide commercial payload processing services for agency missions.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Feb 3, 2023NASA awards million$$$ spacecraft processing operations contract to Astrotech + SpaceX

The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 05 satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida on 2021-06-09.

CapabilityRelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 12, 2021Encapsulation of GPS III SV05 Completed @ Cape Canaveral Space Force Station For A June 17 Launch

The $500,000,000 GPS 3 satellite will be stored at Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech processing facility in Florida until the Space Force sets a new launch date.

PlanFinancialCapabilityValue 4.2Apr 9, 2020Starlink mission scheduled for next week at Kennedy Space Center

The encapsulation of the GPS 3 satellite at Astrotech Space Operations was performed in preparation for a 2018-12-18 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Dec 13, 2018Highly anticipated GPS 3 launch just days away
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