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The X-17 was a three-stage solid-fuel research rocket designed to test the effects of high mach atmospheric reentry.
The X-17 was also used as the booster for the Operation Argus series of three high-altitude nuclear tests conducted in the South Atlantic in 1958.
The Lockheed X-7 (dubbed the "Flying Stove Pipe") was an American uncrewed test bed of the 1950s for ramjet engines and missile guidance technology.
Hexagon was first launched in 1971 to improve upon Corona's capability to image broad denied areas for threats to the United States.
Twelve of the 19 systems flown also carried a mapping camera to aid in U.S. military war planning.
In addition, Gambit and Hexagon were launched aboard rockets built by Lockheed Martin heritage companies.
Once in space, the KKV could extend a folded structure similar to an umbrella skeleton of 4 m (13 ft) diameter to enhance its effective cross section.
[2] On February 8, 2020, Lockheed announced it selected Los Angeles-based rocket-builder ABL Space to launch a mission from Scotland in two years, which the companies expect to be the first from the U.K. and first from European soil.
This spacecraft design and manufacturing facility, also referred to as the RCA Space Center was located in East Windsor, New Jersey.
In 1985, two members of the Astro Electronics engineering staff, Bob Cenker[6] and Gerard E. Magilton,[7] were selected to train as NASA Payload Specialists for the Space Shuttle Columbia mission designated as STS-61-C.
The primary goal of the flight was to deliver a communications satellite, RCA Americom Satcom KU-1,[8] designed and built at the Astro-Electronics facility, into orbit.
The New Jersey facility completed work on the in-process projects over the next few years, including the development of the Inmarsat 3 Series Spacecraft.
Inmarsat used the latest spot-beam technology and higher power to supply voice and data communications services worldwide to mobile terminals as small as pocket-size messaging units on ships, aircraft and vehicles.
On August 31, 2006, NASA selected Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Maryland, as the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, U.S.-European spacecraft for a new generation of explorers.
In June 2014, the company was contracted by the United States Air Force on a fixed-price basis to build the fifth and sixth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, known as GEO-5 and GEO-6, for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) at a cost of US$1.86 billion.
In June 2015, Lockheed Martin announced plans to expand its workforce at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to support the U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile program.
Vice President and General Manager: Kyle Griffin[18] Customers: NASA, NOAA, international space agencies Products: Earth observation, lunar and planetary exploration, and human spaceflight systems Vice President and General Manager: Johnathon Caldwell Customers: USAF, US Navy, DARPA, allied military agencies Products: Surveillance, early warning and navigation satellites Vice President and General Manager: Stacy Kubicek Customers: USAF, US Navy, DARPA, allied government agencies, commercial satellite operators Products: satellite ground systems, mission architecture, sensor processing & analysis, cyber protection Vice President and General Manager: Sarah Hiza[20] Customers: USN, USAF, DARPA, MDA, UK Royal Navy Products: Missiles, hypersonic reentry vehicles, kill vehicles, battle management software, and directed energy weapons Vice President and General Manager: Maria Demaree Customers: undisclosed Products: classified missions
