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Lockheed Martin
Manufacturer · United States · Founded 1953 · lockheedmartin.com
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Headquarters
Bethesda
United States
Ownership
Public
NYSE:LMT
Leader
James D. Taiclet
Employees
10,000+
Founded 1953
Total Launches
80
0 this year · ~0/month
Satellites in Orbit
2
5 operated all time
Satellites Built
167
113 still in orbit
Government Awards
$55.4B
94 awards tracked
Products & Capabilities
GPS IIIOrionMissile warning satellitesLunar landersReusable Ceramic Heat Shield (TPS Tiles)In-Space Propellant Transfer / Orbital RefuelingInflatable / Expandable Space StructuresRadiation Shielding (Passive Materials)Lunar & Mars Surface HabitatSpace Situational Awareness (SSA) & Domain AwarenessComposite Cryogenic Propellant TanksAdvanced Ablative Heat Shield (PICA / AVCOAT)AerocapturePlanetary Sample Return Technology
Fleet
- RetiredAtlas V 40141 launches
- RetiredAtlas IIAS30 launches
- RetiredAtlas IIA23 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 55123 launches
- RetiredAtlas I11 launches
- RetiredAtlas II10 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 4219 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 5419 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 5018 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 4116 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 5315 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 4313 launches
- RetiredAtlas V N223 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 5212 launches
- RetiredAtlas V 5111 launches
- RetiredTitan 403B1 launches
- RetiredAtlas 3A0 launches
- RetiredAtlas 3B0 launches
- RetiredTitan 401B/Centaur0 launches
Launches per Year
96.3% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- GPS III SV102026-04-21 · MEO · Manufacturer
- Artemis II2026-04-01 · GEO · Manufacturer
- ICOR SV2026-03-12 · LEO · Built & operated
- GPS III SV092026-01-28 · MEO · Manufacturer
- USA 5702025-12-09 · LEO · Manufacturer
Government Awards
Buyers
- Department of Defense$27.7B
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$27.6B
Largest awards
- Design, Development, Test & Evaluation of Project OrionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2006-08-31$15.6B
- Space and Missile Systems Center contractDepartment of Defense · 2001-11-16$9.03B
- Department of Defense contractDepartment of Defense · 2004-09-24$5.18B
- Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIADepartment of Defense · 2008-05-15$4.54B
- GEO-3 and HEO-3 Long LeadDepartment of Defense · 2008-03-14$3.39B
- Production and O&M for 35 External TanksNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2000-10-27$2.87B
- SBIRS GEO 5&6 Advanced ProcurementDepartment of Defense · 2013-02-19$2.49B
- Consolidated Space Operations Contract Phase 2.National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1998-09-25$2.15B
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q7240
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month