The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2000
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1987 – LAUNCH: USA-21, MM Titan 34B/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB – last MM Titan 34B and last Lockheed Agena upper stage flight
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
2000 – LAUNCH: LM Garuda-1, Proton-L/DM-2M, LC81, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC13, CCAFS
1964 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas E, OSTF-1, VAFB – FAILURE – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1965 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN618, ETR
1990 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident D-5, SSBN734, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a Titan 34B launching a classified mission. The last 34B and last Agenda D upper stage were launched on this day in 1987.
