Tag: Atlas 5
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ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 551 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Leo Atlas 07 mission on May 29, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance overcame adverse weather conditions to launch a batch of Amazon Leo’s broadband internet satellites on its Atlas 5…
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ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues
An anomalous plume is visible from one of the Vulcan’s solid rocket motors during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on Feb. 12, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance oversaw the completion of a critical milestone in mid-April on the road to resuming flights with its Vulcan rockets. On April 15, the company…
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ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. This will be ULA’s fifth launch for the Amazon Leo broadband satellite constellation. United Launch Alliance launched its latest Atlas 5 rocket, which carried a batch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit.…
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ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket rolls from the Government Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-G) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Vulcan will launch the USSF-87 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). Image: United Launch Alliance On the cusp of launching its…
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ULA Atlas 5 launch puts Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket streaks across the sky above Florida’s Space Coast on the Leo Atlas 4 mission, sending 27 more Amazon Leo satellites towards low Earth orbit. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 16, 3:52 p.m. EST (0852 UTC): Successful liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket and subsequent…
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ULA launches Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance launches its Atlas 5 rocket on June 23, 2025 with the second batch of 27 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon towards low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update June 23, 7:23 a.m. EDT: ULA launched its Atlas 5 rocket. For…
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Atlas 5 booster engine issue causes scrub of Monday’s Kuiper 2 launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the Kuiper Atlas 2 (KA-02) mission launch. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now Update June 16, 1 p.m. EDT: ULA scrubbed the mission due to a temperature issue connected to the RD-180 engine on…
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ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission
United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists its Centaur V upper stage atop the Vulcan first stage booster into the Government Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-G) at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Nov. 1, 2024. Image: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is shifting its launch plans to begin 2025. On Friday,…
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ULA launches Atlas 5 rocket on the company’s 100th national security mission
United Launch Alliances Atlas V 551 rocket rises from the launchpad at Space Launch Complex 41 as the Sun crests over the horizon. The rocket supported the USSF-51 mission on July 30, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket marked its swan song when it comes to launching critical missions connected…
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Third time’s the charm for the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner launches atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on the Crew Flight Test at 10:52 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, June 5, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Image: Boeing/ Joey Jetton Update June 5, 12:06 p.m.: The Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully separated from the Centaur upper stage of…