Spacecraft ready for launch as early as
March 15
VANDENBERG
SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., March 5,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest self-funded
technology demonstration from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is ready
to launch no earlier than March
15.
In the weeks ahead, the LM 400 technology demonstration is
planned to launch on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket, which
successfully passed its static fire test today. The technology
demonstration arrived in California on March
1, and is now undergoing pre-launch payload processing at
Astrotech Space Operations.
The satellite was specifically designed to showcase the
investment in risk-reduction efforts and pathfinding Lockheed
Martin has done for its mid-sized, LM 400 multi-mission satellite
bus, and to demonstrate the spacecraft's operational capabilities
on orbit for customers.
This launch will also be providing a valuable training
opportunity for the U.S. Space Force's Space Safari Responsive
Space program and the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR)
construct.
"As the need for greater resiliency and proliferated
architectures grow, we've made a critical investment in this LM 400
technology demonstration to design and illustrate timely and
relevant capabilities on-orbit for our customers," explained
Jeff Schrader, vice president of
Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin Space. "We
look forward to our ride with Firefly, and ultimately enhancing the
technical and manufacturing readiness of the multi-orbit,
multi-mission LM 400 platform."
As a platform, Lockheed Martin's LM 400 is the company's most
flexible satellite bus, capable of carrying out military,
commercial or civil customers' missions. It can be customized to
host a variety of missions and high-power payloads – including
remote sensing, communications, imaging and radar – and operates in
any orbit. The LM 400 is already under contract.
About Lockheed Martin
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driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our
all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security®
vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to
ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information
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