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 2024
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 105, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1976 – DSCS III R&D contracts awarded to GE
1977 – DSCS III Phase II contract awarded to GE
2024 – The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a fixed-price incentive firm-fee contract valued at $66 million for risk reduction activities and early design work in support of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Service Life Extension (SLE) program.
MUOS is a satellite-based network that provides the U.S. military with ultra-high frequency (UHF) voice and data communications. The MUOS constellation consists of four active satellites and one on-orbit spare, all built and sustained by Lockheed Martin. The SLE program will extend this advanced capability into the 2030s by adding two more MUOS satellites to enable the continuation of four fully operational satellites, with spares supporting legacy UHF channels.
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC19, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1965 – Last MM Titan I taken off alert status at Larson AFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photos today show an example of an Agena A being positioned on top of an Atlas launch vehicle (photo credit: USAF), an Agena D on the factory floor (photo credit: NASA) and an Agena D targeting vehicle in orbit for Gemini XII (photo credit NASA). The Agena D was essentially a standardized Agena B configuration and had 269 total launches on Atlas, Thor, Thorad and Titan IIIB (last launch was on February 12, 1987). Two Agena D’s were launched on this day in history. The Agena D was also modified for use on the Gemini program.
