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 2023
Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1965 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Starfish Radiation 2, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB – Agena Upper stage – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1988 – LAUNCH FAILURE: USA 31, MM Titan 34D/Transtage, LC40, CCAFS – damaged pressurization feed lines on Transtage
2015 – LAUNCH: LM MUOS-4, ULA Atlas V 551, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 10 years ago
2023 – LAUNCH: LM Transport Layer Tranche 0 (Space Development Agency), Falcon 9 Block 5, SLC4-E, VSFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1971 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN616, ETR
1976 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN610, ETR
1983 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN616, ETR
1985 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN626, ETR – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the launch of MUOS-4 by Atlas V in 2015. The photo was found on the USAF/USSF/DoD photo archives (visual information) library and is labeled public domain with the following description and disclaimers:
150902-N-ZZ999-002 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2015) The U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite, encapsulated in a 5-meter payload fairing lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41. The MUOS 4 satellite will bring advanced, new global communications capabilities to mobile military forces. (Photo courtesy United Launch Alliance/Released)
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