Exhibit 24.1


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

     The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S. Block
and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Vance D. Coffman                               April 22, 1999
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Vance D. Coffman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Philip J. Duke                                 April 22, 1999
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Philip J. Duke
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Todd J. Kallman                                April 22, 1999
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Todd J. Kallman
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Norman R. Augustine                            April 22, 1999
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Norman R. Augustine
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Marcus C. Bennett                              April 22, 1999
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Marcus C. Bennett
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Lynne V. Cheney                                April 22, 1999
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Lynne V. Cheney
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Houston I. Flournoy                            April 22, 1999
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Houston I. Flournoy
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ James F. Gibbons                               April 22, 1999
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James F. Gibbons
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Edward E. Hood, Jr.                            April 22, 1999
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Edward E. Hood, Jr.
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Caleb B. Hurtt                                 April 22, 1999
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Caleb B. Hurtt
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Gwendolyn S. King                              April 22, 1999
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Gwendolyn S. King
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Eugene F. Murphy                               April 22, 1999
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Eugene F. Murphy
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Frank Savage                                   April 22, 1999
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Frank Savage
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Peter B. Teets                                 April 22, 1999
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Peter B. Teets
Director and Chief Operating Officer

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Carlisle A. H. Trost                           April 22, 1999
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Carlisle A.H. Trost
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ James R. Ukropina                              April 22, 1999
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James R. Ukropina
Director

 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

          The undersigned hereby constitutes Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Marian S.
Block and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, jointly and severally, his or her
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, including, but not limited to, that listed below, to execute
and file, or cause to be filed, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter
referred to as the "Commission") one or more registration statements on Form S-4
for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation in connection with
the acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation (acting in conjunction with its
wholly owned subsidiary, Deneb Corporation) of COMSAT Corporation and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and all matters required by the
Commission in connection with such registration statements under the Securities
Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Douglas C. Yearley                             April 22, 1999
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Douglas C. Yearley
Director