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ATK Products Support Search for New Sources of Minerals and Fuels
[August 14, 2014]

ATK Products Support Search for New Sources of Minerals and Fuels


(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 14 August 2014 Release date- 13082014 - ATK (NYSE: ATK) provided critical launch vehicle and payload hardware for the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Commercial Launch Services launch of DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite aboard an Atlas V.



Operating at an expected altitude of 617 km, the WorldView-3 satellite is the first multi-payload, super-spectral, high-resolution commercial satellite for Earth observations and advanced geospatial solutions. Its data-rich imagery will enable customers to search for new sources of minerals and fuels, manage forests and farms and accelerate DigitalGlobe's living digital inventory of the surface of the earth. Ball Aerospace (NYSE: BLL) designed and built the WorldView-3 satellite for DigitalGlobe.

'The highly engineered ATK products supporting both the Atlas V rocket and the WorldView-3 satellite are a testament to our portfolio of products and their integration capability,' said Blake Larson, president of ATK's Aerospace Group. 'They demonstrate not only ATK's continued affordable innovation and execution excellence, but our leadership in the aerospace market.' ATK's contributions to the Atlas V and WorldView satellite include cutting-edge technologies from across the company. Contributions include a large composite faring and retro motors for the rocket, and critical components on the satellite.


For the Atlas V rocket, 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 ATK's Iuka, Mississippi facility. This is the 46th Atlas V launch using ATK-built composite structures.

This launch also marked the 13th successful flight of ATK produced retro motors. Eight of these solid motors supported separation of the spent first stage. The Atlas retrorocket is built at ATK's Missile Defense and Controls facility in Elkton, Maryland.

For the WorldView satellite, ATK's Beltsville, Maryland facility provided the heat pipe and thermal strap assembly to provide temperature control. As a leader in space thermal control technology, ATK has delivered over 50,000 heat pipes to the space industry with 100 percent on-orbit mission success.

ATK is an aerospace, defense and outdoor sports and recreation company with operations in 21 states, Puerto Rico and internationally. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atk or on Twitter @ATK.

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