The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 2015.
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1980 – LAUNCH: Fltsatcom-4, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
1981 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS
2015 – LAUNCH: GPS IIF-11 (SVN 71), ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN633, ETR – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1965 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN599, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the 2015 launch of GPSIIF-11 on Atlas V 401. The photo was found on the public Flickr photo album repository for ULA and has the following description:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-11 satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Oct. 31, 2015. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance © All Rights Reserved.
The photo is being used for historical/non-profit purposes for retirees of ULA and LM.
