Orbital ATK Products Integral to Improving Telecommunications for Government of Mexico
October 02 2015 - 10:03AM
Business Wire
Atlas V Successfully Launches Morelos-3
Satellite Into Orbit
Morelos-3 Provides Satellite Services for
Mexican Government Agencies
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE:OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, provided critical launch vehicle and
satellite payload hardware for the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
Commercial Launch Services launch of Mexico’s Morelos-3 satellite
aboard an Atlas V.
Morelos-3 will be the second satellite that comprises the MEXSAT
communications satellite system. MEXSAT is a constellation of
satellites owned by Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, a
government agency of Mexico, and operated by Telecomunicaciones de
México, which delivers advanced mobile and fixed satellite
telecommunications throughout Mexico.
“With every launch I am reminded that the products we build are
extremely important to our customers,” said Scott Lehr, President
of Orbital ATK’s Flight Systems Group. “We are pleased to be a part
of this important mission to help increase the telecommunications
capability of the Government of Mexico.”
Orbital ATK’s contributions to the Atlas V and Morelos-3
satellite include cutting-edge technologies from across the
company. Contributions include a large composite faring, retro
motors and propellant tanks for the rocket, and thermal and
structural components on the satellite.
For the Atlas V rocket, Orbital ATK produced the 10-foot
diameter composite heat shield, which provides higher performance
with lower weight, and essential protection for the first stage of
the launch vehicle from engine exhaust temperatures in excess of
4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The assembly was fabricated using
advanced fiber placement manufacturing techniques at Orbital ATK's
Iuka, Mississippi facility. This is the 57th Atlas V launch using
Orbital ATK-built composite structures.
This launch also marked the 22nd successful flight of Orbital
ATK produced retro motors. Eight of these solid motors supported
separation of the spent first stage. The Atlas V retrorocket is
built at Orbital ATK’s Missile Defense and Controls facility in
Elkton, Maryland.
For the Morelos-3 satellite, Orbital ATK provided the structures
for the booms and the 22-meter payload antenna that make up the
precision stable backing structure for the Harris deployable
antenna. Orbital ATK’s Space Components Division facility in Magna,
Utah, manufactured these components for the spacecraft. The
division also supplied propellant tanks for the Atlas V rocket.
Orbital ATK has provided similar structural components for the
spacecraft industry for more than 35 years from sites in California
and Utah. The Orbital ATK Beltsville, Maryland, facility
manufactured the Loop Heat Pipes and payload heat pipes which are
an integral part of the satellite’s thermal control system. Orbital
ATK has delivered more than 50,000 heat pipes to the space industry
with perfect, on-orbit mission success.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs more than
12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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