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 1997
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-4A F9, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SCL4W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Ranger 1, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, LC12, CCAFS – Agena misfired
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: Lewis, LM Athena-1, SLC6, VAFB – earth resources satellite and UV astronomy, spacecraft failed shortly after a successful launch
Commercial Programs:
1973 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4 F7, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B3, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN617, ETR
1971 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN618, ETR
1985 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF08, VAFB
1986 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF02, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of Lewis on an Athena-1 in 1997. The spacecraft failed after three days on orbit, before it could become operational.
