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Lockheed Martin

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States
www.lockheedmartin.com
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Lockheed Martin Space is the spacecraft prime contractor designing and building the Next-Gen OPIR Block 0 geostationary missile warning satellites.

Mentioned as: Lockheed Martin SpaceTechnical ProductAug 18, 2021USSF’s Next-Gen OPIR, Block 0 GEO Missile Warning Satellites Pass Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Sensor Payload CDR

Mark Baird most recently worked at Lockheed Martin as principal director of strategy for space and special programs.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2021Mark Baird named president of VOX Space

Lockheed Martin proposed a $4,400,000,000 acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative FinancialAug 15, 2021Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger

Lockheed Martin is supporting the U.K.’s ambitions to launch smallsats through the UK Spaceflight program.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2021The Lockheed Martin LINUSS™ Smallsats Are Ready For Launch

Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LINUSS) completed environmental testing and is ready for launch later 2021.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2021The Lockheed Martin LINUSS™ Smallsats Are Ready For Launch

Lockheed Martin has launched over 150 small satellites since 1997.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2021The Lockheed Martin LINUSS™ Smallsats Are Ready For Launch

Lockheed Martin plans to launch two cubesats later 2021 to demonstrate how small satellites can service other satellites in orbit.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative PlanAug 10, 2021Lockheed Martin takes aim at satellite servicing market

Lockheed Martin intends LINUSS to be a first step toward flight-qualifying upgrade technologies for LM 2100™ satellite bus platforms, starting with GPS IIIF Space Vehicle 13.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 10, 2021The Lockheed Martin LINUSS™ Smallsats Are Ready For Launch

Lockheed Martin’s near-term goal for the LINUSS capability is to service the next generation of Global Positioning System satellites known as GPS 3F that use the LM 2100 satellite bus.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 10, 2021Lockheed Martin takes aim at satellite servicing market

GPS III satellites are built by Lockheed Martin under a 2008 contract from the U.S. Air Force with navigation payloads supplied by L3Harris.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021U.S. military doubles down on GPS despite vulnerabilities

The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $7,200,000,000 contract in 2018 with options to produce up to 22 GPS III Follow-on (GPS 3F) satellites.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021U.S. military doubles down on GPS despite vulnerabilities

The Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace payload is one of two being manufactured for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geosynchronous satellites made by Lockheed Martin.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace are one of two teams selected by Lockheed Martin to develop a competitive payload design for the Next-Gen OPIR GEO program.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

The Next-Gen OPIR GEO flight mission payload is scheduled for delivery to Lockheed Martin in 2023.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace plan to deliver their sensor payload to Lockheed Martin in 2023.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2021Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $462,000,000 contract in 2018 to maintain the existing GPS ground control system until 2025.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2021Covid disruptions add to cost of GPS ground control system

Lockheed Martin is designing and building the Next-Gen OPIR GEO satellites.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

The Air Force in 2018 awarded Lockheed Martin a $462,000,000 contract to maintain the existing GPS ground control system until 2025.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2021COVID disruptions add $13.5 million to the cost of GPS ground control system

Lockheed Martin selected Orolia’s SecureSync M-code in part because its modular, open architecture matches the Sentinel A4 radar design, simplifies integration, and supports future upgrades.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductAug 2, 2021US Army’s Sentinel A4 radar program gets Orolia M-code solution

Lucy is a nearly one-ton spacecraft that took 18 months to build at Lockheed Martin’s Littleton, Colorado facility.

Mentioned as: lockheed martinTechnical ProductAug 2, 2021Lockheed Martin’s-Built Lucy — Not In The Sky Yet — Arrives At Kennedy Space Center For Launch
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