ATK Supports Successful Deployment of a Military Weather Satellite by Titan II Rocket
ATK STAR(TM) Motor Provides Third-Stage Boost to Orbit
Oct 20, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE:ATK) STAR(TM) 37XFP motor played a critical role in Saturday's successful deployment of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft by a Lockheed Martin Titan II launch vehicle. The launch occurred at Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Don Shaffer, president of ATK Elkton, Elkton Md., said the launch highlights ATK's significant rocket motor expertise. "The ATK STAR(TM) series of motors has a long and distinguished track record of success and we are proud to perform critical functionality for Lockheed Martin's Titan II," said Shaffer.
The STAR(TM) 37XFP motor provided the third-stage boost necessary to place the satellite into its final orbit after separating from the second stage of the Titan launch vehicle. ATK Elkton manufactured the motor at its Elkton, Md. facility. The company produces both apogee and perigee kick motors for satellite orbit insertion, as well as boosters, integrated upper stages, advanced ordnance initiation devices and, axial and divert propulsion for missile defense interceptor applications.
ATK is a $2.2 billion aerospace and defense company with strong positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, precision capabilities, and civil and sporting ammunition. The company, which is headquartered in Edina, Minn., employs approximately 12,200 people and has three business groups: Precision Systems, Aerospace, and Ammunition and Related Products. ATK news and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/
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Source: Alliant Techsystems
CONTACT: Media, Bryce Hallowell, +1-952-351-3087,
bryce.hallowell@atk.com, or Investors, Steve Wold, +1-952-351-3056,
steve_wold@atk.com, both of ATK
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