"Lockheed Martin's Lost Satellite Set to Reenter Earth's Atmosphere Next Month"
Lockheed Martin's electronically steerable antenna payload, launched to orbit on December 22, 2023, is expected to de-orbit in February after being placed in the wrong orbit due to an upper stage problem with the Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. Despite the shortened mission, the company stated that it successfully achieved many of the technology demonstration objectives, including demonstrating the capability to calibrate and activate the antenna faster than before. The spacecraft data shows that the antenna design is operating on-orbit as it had during ground testing, advancing the technology readiness level for a range of mission applications.
