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On this day – March 5

Posted on March 5, 2023March 4, 2023 By Barb Sande

The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:

The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2013

Human Spaceflight:

1965 – MM Titan GLV-1 and Gemini spacecraft 1 mechanically mated at complex 19 (CCAFS)

1974 – MM X-24B flight 37, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – First supersonic flight

Military and Classified Programs:

1967 – LAUNCH: Prime 2, GD Atlas SLV-3, SLC3E, VAFB

2011 – LAUNCH: USA 226 (X-37B), ULA Atlas V 501, LC41, CCAFS

2013 – LM receives $284 Million for SBIRS contract follow-on

Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:

NONE

Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:

1978 – LAUNCH: RCA Landsat 3, Delta 2910, SLC2W, VAFB

Commercial Programs:

1982 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5 F4, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS

Test, ICBM, FBM programs:

1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17 LC3, CCAFS

1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, LC25A, CCAFS

1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A2, VAFB – Last Titan I launch at VAFB

1979 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A3 launched (4), SSBN642, ETR

Other:

NONE

The photo today is of the launch of USA-226(X-37B) on Atlas V 501 in 2011. 

USA 226 launch in 2011 on Atlas V 501. Photo Credit: USAF
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