The LM 400 is Lockheed Martin’s most flexible and capable satellite platform with multi-mission capabilities that can be tailored for almost any mission, including remote sensing, communications, imaging and radar.

Approximately the volume of your average home refrigerator and accommodating payloads up to 1,100kg, this mid-sized bus features exceptional propulsion and optimal operability in low Earth orbit (LEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO) and geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) compared to others in its class.

The demand for LM 400 plays an important role in the evolving Space industry. Space missions are adopting proliferated network architectures that use a multitude of smaller satellites in differing orbits to form a robust constellation, offering greater resilience in the face of threats or unforeseen anomalies. The LM 400 satellite platform provides a highly flexible bus foundation, resulting in rapid deployment at lower price points to help achieve the connectivity for data transport and missile warning and tracking operations.

Lockheed Martin’s highly qualified workforce and state-of-the-art facilities enable the LM 400 to be designed, built and delivered to a variety of needs. Our rapid production line is being stood up in our $350M Gateway Center in Waterton, Colorado. This new state-of-the art, 266,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility is capable of producing next generation satellites of any size and accommodating multiple classification levels.