Lockheed Space Operations Company
Lockheed Space Operations Company has made 65 launches since its first on 3 February 1984: 64 successful, 1 failed or partly failed (98% success). Its latest was STS-92 on 11 October 2000. It has carried 137 satellites, 41 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
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Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 3 February 1984 | Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099, STS-41-BFirst launch · success |
| 30 August 1984 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103, STS-41-DFirst Space Shuttle Discovery flight · success |
| 3 October 1985 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104, STS-51-JFirst Space Shuttle Atlantis flight · success |
| 12 January 1986 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102, STS-61-CFirst Space Shuttle Columbia flight · success |
| 7 May 1992 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105, STS-49First Space Shuttle Endeavour flight · success |
| 11 October 2000 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103, STS-92Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Discovery | 30 August 1984 | 26 |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis | 3 October 1985 | 13 |
| Space Shuttle Columbia | 12 January 1986 | 11 |
| Space Shuttle Endeavour | 7 May 1992 | 8 |
| Space Shuttle Challenger | 3 February 1984 | 6 |
| Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | 6 April 1984 | 1 |
Launch sites
| Kennedy Space Center | 65 |
Satellites carried
137 satellites in the catalogue went up on Lockheed Space Operations Company launches; 41 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 16, civil government 100, commercial 20, academic and non-profit 1.