The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1950, the latest event was in 1985
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 80, Thor-SLV2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1968 – LAUNCH: IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program) 4-1 through 4-8, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS
1984 – LAUNCH: GPS SVN09, GD Atlas E/SGS-2, SLC3W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1972 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4 F-5, GD Atlas SLV-C/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS – FAILURE
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN616, ETR
1985 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN644, ETR
Other:
1950 – Air Force assigned responsibility for Cape Canaveral
The photo today is an example of the Atlas E/SGS-2 configuration. This photo was released into the public domain by the USAF and was found on public history site Astronautix.
