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Encyclopedia > Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ... : The Mile-High City United States Colorado Denver (coextensive) 154. ...


From a rich history of major companies Lockheed Martin has brought them together to offer design, integration, and production of:

  • space launch vehicles
  • satellites for commercial and military space
  • and missile offense/defense systems

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History

RCA Astro Electronics, a division of RCA was formed in the late 1950s and went on to become one of the leading manufacturers of satellites and related systems. RCA Astro Electronics was based in East Windsor, New Jersey. When General Electric purchased RCA in 1986 Astro Electronics was renamed GE Astro Space. This was sold to Martin Marietta in 1993 and became part of Lockheed Martin in 1995 following that company's merger with the Lockheed Corporation. RCAs logo as seen today on many products. ... East Windsor Township highlighted in Mercer County. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Martin Marietta Corporation was founded in 1961 through the merger of The Martin Company and American-Marietta Corporation. ... The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ...


In 1995 Lockheed Martin announced the closure of the New Jersey facility and the relocation of operations to Sunnyvale, California. The New Jersey facility finished the orders it had and closed in 1998. Commercial space operations have recently moved back to a new facility in Newtown, PA. Lockheed Martin Space Systems is now based in Denver, but still does considerable operations from Sunnyvale. Also located near Sunnyvale is the ATC (Advanced Technology Center), which is located in Palo Alto. Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ...


The Sunnyvale facility employs over 8,000 in over 40 buildings.


Corporate Hierarchy

  • The current leader of LMSSC is Joanne Maguire. She was previously the deputy of G. Tom Marsh, who recently retired after 37 years at Lockheed.

Divisions

Atlas rocket family

Atlas EELV family of rockets (USGovt) Downloaded form the US Govt FAA website: http://ast. ... Atlas EELV family of rockets (USGovt) Downloaded form the US Govt FAA website: http://ast. ... The Athena rocket is a Lockheed Martin launch vehicle. ... Mercury Atlas 9 rocket and capsule on pad The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles built by Lockheed Martin. ... Titan was a family of U.S. expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005. ... Missile Defense is a term referring to systems, weapon programs, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. ... The Airborne Laser (ABL) weapons system is designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their boost stage. ... Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD - formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense) is a United States Army project to develop a anti-ballistic_missile defense system, against theater or regional threats. ... The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a consolidated system intended to meet United States infrared space surveillance needs through the first two to three decades of the 21st century. ... A geosynchronous orbit is a geocentric orbit that has the same orbital period as the sidereal rotation period of the Earth. ... For other uses, please see Satellite (disambiguation) A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... The Mobile User Objective System is an array of satellites being developed for the United States Department of Defense to provide global SATCOM narrowband (64kpbs and below) connectivity for communications uses by the United States and allies. ... MILSTAR satellite. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States federal government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... The Polaris Missile was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) carrying a nuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for the United States Navy. ... The Poseidon missile was the second US Navy ballistic missile system, powered by a two-stage solid fuel rocket. ... The Trident missile, named after the trident, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it a SLBM. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A. The C4 and D5...

External links

  • Lockheed Martin Space Systems
  • GE Astro Space Alumni Network

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