DENVER, April 19,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE:
LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite which can be adapted
for military, civil or commercial uses, has successfully completed
Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing.
This trial is crucial to ensure that signals from the satellite bus
components will not interfere with critical payloads during
operations.
The spacecraft, which finished assembly in December, is also
working toward completion of rigorous thermal vacuum (TVAC)
testing.
"This successful testing of LM 400 helps prove the satellite's
design integrity and operational capabilities," said Malik Musawwir, Lockheed Martin Space's
satellite center of excellence vice president. "This is a
significant accomplishment for this new satellite and the space
vehicles that will leverage this platform from our advanced digital
LM 400 production line."
LM 400 Spacecraft: Higher
Power, More Mission Flexibility
The agile LM 400 spacecraft enables one platform to
perform multiple missions, including remote sensing,
communications, imaging, radar and persistent surveillance.
Additionally, the scalable and versatile design provides a new
level of flexibility and the necessary power to quickly meet a wide
range of customer needs and missions, including accelerating demand
for more proliferated systems. The spacecraft also benefits from
production capabilities such as augmented and virtual reality and
artificial intelligence. With increased commonality, LM 400 reduces
schedule and cost while also maintaining quality.
The multi-mission satellite offers:
- Versatility that can host a variety of payloads
with limited or no changes in low, medium and geosynchronous earth
orbits.
- Broad set of missions with pre-defined trim
packages to meet specific mission needs.
- Joint all-domain operations and joint all-domain
command and control with a Modular Open Systems
Architecture.
- Greater mission adaptability and onboard "Edge"
data processing with SmartSat™, Lockheed Martin's software-defined
satellite architecture.
- High-rate production capability to meet large
constellation needs.
- Cost and schedule efficiency enabled by supply
chain agreements and automation throughout the product lifecycle,
from inventory management to manufacturing and test.
"The LM 400's digital design allows for multiple versions to be
seamlessly produced – including a 'flat satellite' that will
support rapid launching of up to six stackable space vehicles at a
time," adds Musawwir. "These types of 21st Century Security agile
deterrence capabilities will provide our customers with maximum
flexibility for their missions."
The LM 400 is already under several contracts, most recently
being named as a satellite bus supporting U.S. Space Force's
planned Missile Track Custody program in medium earth
orbit.
When launched, the LM 400 will feature a Lockheed
Martin-produced Electronically Steered Array.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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