Lockheed Martin Space

Overview Lockheed Martin Space is one of Lockheed Martin Corporation’s four business areas, focused on satellites, deep‑space exploration spacecraft, missile‑warning systems, and space‑based communications and navigation. The business area is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, with major facilities on the Waterton Canyon campus near Denver and additional sites in Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, California, among other U.S. locations. Business Lines and Capabilities • Exploration: Prime contractor for NASA’s Orion crew spacecraft for Artemis lunar missions, with production and operations spanning multiple U.S. sites. Lockheed Martin has also built and operated planetary science spacecraft including OSIRIS‑REx (asteroid sample return) and Lucy (Jupiter Trojan flybys). • Positioning, Navigation & Timing: Manufacturer of GPS III and follow‑on GPS IIIF satellites for the U.S. Space Force, delivering improved accuracy, anti‑jam resilience, and long‑life operations in medium Earth orbit. • Missile Warning: Lead contractor for the Next‑Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next‑Gen OPIR) GEO satellites that will enhance and ultimately succeed the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) for global missile‑warning and tracking. • Weather & Earth Observation: Prime for the GOES‑R geostationary weather satellites and selected to build the next‑generation GeoXO spacecraft for NOAA, providing continuity and upgrades to U.S. environmental monitoring. • Proliferated LEO: Developer and integrator for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, including 42 Tranche‑1 Transport Layer satellites and follow‑on tranches. Lockheed Martin also fields modular satellite platforms for rapid production. • Satellite Platforms: Portfolio includes the modernized LM 2100 geostationary bus for high‑power missions and the mid‑size LM 400 platform for multi‑orbit applications. Major Programs and Missions (selected) • Orion (crew exploration) • GPS III and GPS IIIF (navigation) • Next‑Gen OPIR GEO (missile warning) • GOES‑R and GeoXO (weather) • OSIRIS‑REx sample return; Lucy planetary mission • SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (Transport Layer) Industrial Footprint The Waterton Canyon campus near Denver houses design, integration and test facilities—including high‑volume small‑satellite production lines and the 266,000‑sq‑ft Gateway Center for satellite assembly, integration, and test. Additional operations support payloads, propulsion, and advanced R&D at sites including Sunnyvale and the Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto. Customers Lockheed Martin Space serves U.S. government civil and national‑security customers—including NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Space Force and other Department of Defense organizations—plus international and commercial operators.