The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest was in 2009
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1977 – LAUNCH: IMEWS7 (precursor to DSP), MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
2009 – LAUNCH: LM NOAA-19 (N-Prime), ULA Delta 7320-10C, SLC2W, VAFB – Spacecraft was damaged in an incident at the factory in 2003.
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC15, CCAFS – First test launch of Titan I ICBM
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25C, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN624, ETR
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN626, ETR – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1974 – LAUNCH (5): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN598, WTR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of NOAA-19 spacecraft after the major handling incident in the factory in 2003 and its launch in 2009 15 years ago. NOAA-19 (N’) is still in operation. Launch photo credit: NASA.
Here’s the caption for the factory photo:
NOAA-19, designated NOAA-N’ (NOAA-N Prime) prior to launch, is the last of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s POES series of weather satellites (which is scheduled to be replaced by the next-generation NPOESS series). The satellite suffered an accident prior to launch which resulted in it falling off its clean room mounting, resulting in significant damage. After being repaired, NOAA-19 was launched on 6 February 2009. Photo Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA.
