Tag: MUOS

  • Atlas 5 rocket travels to launch pad for Wednesday flight

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    CAPE CANAVERAL — Delivering two-and-a-half million pounds of ground-shaking thrust at takeoff, more than any rocket flying from Cape Canaveral these days, the mighty vehicle was rolled from its assembly building to the launch pad Monday for Wednesday’s early morning blastoff. The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, equipped with five strap-on solid-propellant boosters for…

  • Atlas/MUOS 4 launch timeline

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    This is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in launching the Mobile User Objective System satellite No. 4 on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 5:59 a.m. EDT. T+0:00:01.1 Liftoff With the RD-180 main engine running, the five strap-on solid rocket boosters are lit as the Atlas 5 vehicle…

  • Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch

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    The Atlas 5 rocket will remain inside assembly building for now. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday have been interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, an unpredictable cyclone with its sights on Florida. “We’ve been Erika’ed,” United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno tweeted.…

  • Preview: Launch to complete Navy satellite fleet’s reach

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    A prior Atlas 5-551 rocket rolls out. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Likened to raising a cellular tower 22,300 miles high, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will put the Navy’s fourth mobile communications satellite into space Monday in a deployment that expands the rugged smartphone system to global coverage. The predawn launch is…

  • ULA utilizing OVI to reduce vehicle integration timeline

    ULA utilizing OVI to reduce vehicle integration timeline

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    United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed its first processing flow utilizing Off-site Vertical Integration (OVI) ahead of the upcoming Atlas V/MUOS-4 mission. The process involves several structural elements – and the Centaur upper stage – being integrated at the indoor Delta Operations Center (DOC) – as opposed to at the pad – potentially shaving a…

  • Photos: Navy satellite joins Atlas booster rocket for launch

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    This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System communications satellite, already encapsulated in the 18-foot-diameter nose cone, being lifted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur rocket Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the Vertical Integration Facility. Launch is planned for Aug. 31 during a window of 6:07 to 6:51 a.m. EDT. Photo credit:…

  • Heavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launch

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    File photo. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Hoisting a 15,000-pound satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket today, United Launch Alliance finished assembling its next space-bound booster for liftoff Aug. 31 in support of the U.S. Navy. The launch will deliver into orbit the Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 to expand the Navy’s…

  • Photos: Navy satellite wrapped up in Atlas rocket nose cone

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    This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket’s payload fairing for the planned Aug. 31 liftoff. The 18-foot-diamter shroud covers the satellite during the initial minutes of flight as the 206-foot-tall rocket climbs through the atmosphere. Photos: United…

  • Attention social media users: See an Atlas 5 launch up close!

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    The previous ULA Social visited the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now CAPE CANAVERAL — United Launch Alliance is giving members of the public a behind-the-scenes look during one of its Atlas 5 rocket flights from Cape Canaveral. The event for social media users is scheduled for Aug. 30 and…

  • Atlas 5 team begins stacking most powerful variant for Navy launch

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    The mission poster. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Continuing a run of military satellite deployments this summer, United Launch Alliance has begun stacking the Atlas 5 rocket that will boost the Navy’s next mobile communications craft. The 15,000-pound Mobile User Objective System satellite No. 4 is scheduled for launch atop the most-powerful version of the…