Tag: ULA
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ULA’s Atlas V launches with the NROL-33 military spacecraft
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) military payload rode into orbit atop the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on Thursday. Liftoff of the NROL-33 mission from Cape Canaveral occurred at 09:09 local time (13:09 UTC) from Space Launch Complex -41 (SLC-41). Atlas V Mission: Like most missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, many details…
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ULA Delta IV successfully lofts sixth Block IIF GPS satellite
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the US Air Force’s sixth Block IIF GPS satellite atop a Delta IV rocket on Friday. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was on at 8:03pm local time, following a 24 hour scrub turnaround due to very poor weather on the…
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Atlas V launches NROL-67 military spacecraft
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched an Atlas V, tasked with deploying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, designated NRO Launch 67 (NROL-67), lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex -41 (SLC-41) on schedule at 13:45 local time (17:45 UTC) on Thursday. Atlas V/NROL-67 Mission: The mission of the NROL-67…
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Range Realigns – SpaceX CRS-3 mission targets April 14
Thanks in part to the successful launch – at the first attempt – of the Atlas V with the DMSP-5D3 F-19 satellite on Thursday, teams have re-planned the next two launches from Cape Canaveral. The next Atlas V – with the NROL-67 satellite – is targeting April 10, while SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 launch with the…
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Atlas V successfully lofts USAF’s DMSP-5D3 F-19 satellite
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) used an Atlas V rocket to deploy the DMSP-5D3 F-19 satellite for the US Air Force. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base was on schedule at 07:46 local time (14:46 UTC) on Thursday. This first attempt launch played into evaluations for which rocket – which has now been confirmed as…
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Eastern Range Radar issue delays upcoming Cape launches
A fire that impacted a radar asset on Florida’s Eastern Range has resulted in the postponement of two launches from Cape Canaveral. United Launch Alliance’s upcoming Atlas V mission has already been pushed back to at least April 10, while SpaceX later confirmed its Falcon 9 mission – that was set to loft the CRS-3…
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Atlas V to launch Europe’s next-generation sun explorer in 2017
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V has been selected as the rocket of choice by NASA’s Launch Service Program to loft a next-generation sun explorer called Solar Orbiter. The first medium-class mission of the European Space Agency’s Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program, Solar Orbiter will head uphill on the Atlas V via its Cape Canaveral SLC-41 launch complex…
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SpaceX and ULA go toe-to-toe over EELV contracts
In what was one of the most fascinating hearings in years, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and United Launch Alliance (ULA) boss Michael Gass faced off against each other over the lucrative Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)-class contracts. Both gentlemen didn’t pull their punches, with Mr. Gass cited ULA’s superior reliability, while Mr. Musk denounced ULA’s costs,…
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ULA Delta IV successfully launches with GPS IIF-5
The US Air Force’s fifth GPS Block IIF navigation satellite was launched on Thursday night. Liftoff, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, via the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket, came at the end of a nineteen-minute window, resulting in a T-0 of 8:59 pm Eastern (01:59 UTC on Friday). The delay…
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Dream Chaser’s KSC vision enables 2016 debut
The highly anticipated confirmation that Dream Chaser will be taking up residency at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) was finally made public this week, albeit with a few welcome surprises. The “baby orbiter” will be processed in the Operations & Checkout (O&C) building, ahead of a “committed” debut launch atop of an Atlas V rocket…