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On this day – March 6

Posted on March 6, 2025February 19, 2025 By Barb Sande

The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.

The earliest event was in 1967, the latest event was in 1995

One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)

Human Spaceflight:

NONE

Military and Classified Programs:

1973 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, LC13, CCAFS

1982 – LAUNCH: IMEWS13 (DSP-10), MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS – Last Titan IIIC launch

Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:

NONE

Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:

NONE

Commercial Programs:

NONE

Test, ICBM, FBM programs:

1967 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN658, ETR

1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB

1972 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S22, ETR

1974 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, 576-A1, VAFB 

1984 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN623, ETR 

1995 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN728, ETR – MILESTONE: 30 years ago

Other:

NONE

The photo today is the last Titan IIIC launch on this day in 1982.  The photo was found on the National Archives site and is released to the public domain from DoD archives of photos. 

March 6 – Titan IIIC launch vehicle C-38 lifts off from Complex 40. Photo Credit: National Archives (from DoD public domain files).
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