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Lockheed Martin

US
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States
www.lockheedmartin.com
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The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract in September 2018 for up to 22 GPS 3F satellites.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

FORGE will replace the Lockheed Martin-developed technology currently used to manage and process data from the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile warning satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductJan 28, 2020Raytheon wins Air Force contract for ground system to process missile warning satellite data

Lockheed Martin tested advanced satellite computing and communications technology in a hosted payload called Pony Express 1 flown on the cubesat Tyvak-0129 launched in December.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2020Vector proceeding with sale of assets

Any higher bids for GalacticSky must be at least $4,900,000 to compensate Lockheed Martin for expenses and to pay a $200,000 break-up fee.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2020Vector proceeding with sale of assets

Lockheed Martin agreed to purchase Vector’s GalacticSky software-defined satellite technology for $4,250,000 as a stalking-horse bidder.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2020Vector proceeding with sale of assets

Eleven companies won concept study and prototype development awards from NASA in May, including Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX, with a combined value of $45,500,000.

Mentioned as: lockheed martinOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2020Dynetics, Sierra Nevada bidding on Artemis lunar lander

Steven Walker will become vice president and chief technology officer of Lockheed Martin effective 2020-01-13.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductJan 9, 2020Former DARPA director Walker named Lockheed Martin’s chief technology officer

Lockheed Martin Corporation manufactures the SBIRS satellites and Northrop Grumman Corporation manufactures the SBIRS payloads.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2020U.S. early warning satellites helped avert casualties from Iran’s missile attack

The GeoCarb instrument is being built by Lockheed Martin and will be ready for launch in 2022.

Mentioned as: lockheed martinTechnical ProductJan 5, 2020NASA Earth science hosted payload mission passes key review

Under a 2019-11-20 agreement, Lockheed Martin provided Vector with a $500,000 secured loan and proposed purchasing Vector’s GalacticSky assets for no more than $2,500,000.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipDec 13, 2019Vector files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Ryan Terry, director of regulatory licensing and policy at Lockheed Martin, views C-band as the workhorse of the satellite industry that delivers an exceptional amount of content around the United States and identifies protection of earth stations from potential interference by nearby terrestrial operations as a concern.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductNov 22, 2019FCC announcement unlikely to be the final decision about C-band spectrum

Lockheed Martin has delivered five of the six AEHF satellites procured by the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2019Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $3,300,000,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center on 2019-11-15 for support services on classified military communications satellites.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2019Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites

AEHF satellites are manufactured at Lockheed Martin’s plant in Sunnyvale, California.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinTechnical ProductNov 15, 2019Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites

The U.K. government announced in July 2018 that it would fund development of a vertical launch site in northern Scotland and support Lockheed Martin and Orbex to fly small launch vehicles from the site.

Mentioned as: lockheed martinTechnical ProductNov 6, 2019U.K. government to fund spaceport improvements for Virgin Orbit

Lockheed Martin received a $3,500,000 contract to develop a flexible architecture to allow seamless switching between multiple satellite constellations.

Mentioned as: lockheed martinTechnical ProductNov 5, 2019Air Force enthusiastic about commercial LEO broadband after successful tests

The NG-12 Cygnus is carrying the AstroRad Vest developed by StemRad and Lockheed Martin to test selective radiation shielding for astronauts during solar storms.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinNarrative GeneralNov 2, 2019Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft on first CRS-2 mission

The Day 3 issue of the Show Daily was published 2019-10-23 and features a cover story on Blue Origin joining forces with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper to compete for NASA’s lunar lander contract.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2019Download all fourSpaceNewsshow dailies from the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

SNC’s Dream Chaser primary structure, made entirely of carbon composite materials, was produced at a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas that makes components for the F-35.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

On 2019-10-22, Jeff Bezos presented a plan for Blue Origin to work with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper on a lunar lander proposal for NASA’s Human Landing Services competition.

Mentioned as: Lockheed MartinOrg RelationshipOct 22, 2019Blue Origin, Lockheed, Northrop join forces for Artemis lunar lander
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