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Lockheed Martin

US
commercial
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
www.lockheedmartin.com
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Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman previously won contracts for Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/29/2023Space Development Agency’s data-transport satellites get more complex

The Space Development Agency expects to launch the 72 transport satellites built by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman in 2026.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/24/2023Space Development Agency Awards $1.5 Billion for Transport Satellite

Lockheed Martin opened a 20,000-square-foot small-satellite processing facility on 2023-08-04 where it will build and test its SDA satellite as well as other spacecraft and technology demonstrators.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/24/2023Space Development Agency Awards $1.5 Billion for Transport Satellite

Lockheed Martin provided 10 spacecraft for SDA Tranche 0, which will launch later 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/24/2023Space Development Agency Awards $1.5 Billion for Transport Satellite

Lockheed Martin's 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are scheduled to launch in 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/22/2023Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA's Communications Network

To date Lockheed Martin has won Space Development Agency contracts for 88 satellites and Northrop Grumman has won orders for 92 satellites.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/21/2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Lockheed Martin’s 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are scheduled to launch in 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/21/2023Lockheed Martin to deliver 36 smallsats to Advance SDA’s Comms Network

Terran Orbital raised $255,000,000 in total proceeds from the SPAC merger when including a concurrent PIPE supported by companies including Lockheed Martin.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/16/2023Terran Orbital expects $180 million payment from Rivada Space this year

Terran Orbital raised $255,000,000 in total proceeds from the SPAC merger when including a concurrent PIPE supported by companies including Lockheed Martin.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/16/2023Terran Orbital expects $180 million payment from Rivada Space this year

Lockheed Martin won a $700,000,000 contract in February 2022 to produce Tranche 1 satellites using buses made by Terran Orbital.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/7/2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Lockheed Martin’s 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are expected to launch 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/7/2023Lockheed Martin Opens State of the Art Facility for Small Satellites Development

Lockheed Martin’s 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are expected to launch 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/7/2023Lockheed Martin Opens State of the Art Facility for Small Satellites Development

Lockheed Martin and the Space Development Agency successfully completed the Critical Design Review for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/7/2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

Lockheed Martin will build 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/7/2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

The new Lockheed Martin facility will house Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites among other smallsat programs and technology demonstrators.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/7/2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

Under a separate $187,500,000 contract awarded in August 2020, Lockheed Martin built 10 satellites for the Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/7/2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/6/2023Lockheed Martin opens new factory focused on small satellites

Lockheed Martin won a $187,500,000 contract in November 2020 to manufacture 10 Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/6/2023Lockheed Martin opens new factory focused on small satellites

Lockheed Martin of Littleton, Colorado received $9,100,000 from NASA to perform joining demonstrations in space.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL7/30/2023NASA reaches its Tipping Point for Key Moon + Exploration Tech

Lockheed Martin sought to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4,400,000,000 in December 2020, and that acquisition was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP7/28/2023Aerojet Rocketdyne officially becomes part of L3Harris
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