The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2012
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 12, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – Agena attitude control – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1963 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1E, VAFB
2012 – LAUNCH: USA 237 (NROL-15), ULA Delta IVH, LC37B, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: Comstar 3, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC37B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris AX, LC25A, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25A, CCAFS
1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, 576-A1, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
1984 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN625, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two events.
First, there is a photo of an example of an Atlas F/Trident configuration. The last test launch of this type was on this day in 1971. This configuration launched the ABRES-3 system (Advanced Ballistic Reentry System). Photo Credit: USAF found on the public Astronautix website (Gunter’s Space Page. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://space…skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/atlas-ef_trident.htm).
The second photo is the launch of NROL-15 on Delta IVH in 2012. Here is the caption for the photo, which was found on the ULA Flickr photo archive:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket with the NROL-15 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on June 29, 2012. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance. Copyright © United Launch Alliance, all rights reserved. This photo is being used for historical and non commercial purposes for the retirees of ULA and LM.
