The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2023
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB
2015 – LM Space Fence program completes Critical Design Review
2016 – LM awarded $395 million contract by the USAF for GPS 9 and 10 satellites
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1958 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Vanguard 2D, Martin Vanguard SLV-3, LC18A, CCAFS – Stage 2 fuel line obstruction
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1982 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5 F5, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
1985 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5A F12, GD Atlas G/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC19, CCAFS
1961 – GD Atlas E 567th squadron becomes operational, Fairchild AFB, Washington
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN627, ETR – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1966 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN619, ETR
1972 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN632, ETR
2023 – ADD Trident launch
Other:
NONE
The image today shows the concept of the LM Space Fence project, located in the Marshall Islands (Kwajalein) and declared operational in 2020. This space monitoring advanced radar system can see objects as small as a marble in orbit around Earth. The image was found on Wikipedia and labeled as public domain as it was created by a government employee.
