The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2015
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1972 – LAUNCH: RADCAT, GD Atlas Burner 2, 576-A1, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: RCA ESSA-3 Thor Delta, SLC2E, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
2015 – Morelos-3 launched, ULA Atlas V 421, LC41, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E, LC-11, CCAFS
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB – Excessive Stage II chamber pressure
1996- LAUNCH: LM Trident C4, SSBN728, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the Morelos-3 launch on Atlas V in 2015. Morelos-3 was built for the government of Mexico by Boeing. This was the 100th mission for ULA.