Tag: United Launch Alliance
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Full story: Delta 2 rises to occasion with SMAP observatory
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The ever-dependable Delta 2 rocket continued its flawless service to NASA and Earth sciences today with the launch of a $916 million environmental probe focused on producing global maps of soil moisture from space. “The SMAP project is absolutely thrilled to be catching a ride to space on the Delta…
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Video: Delta 2 blasts off from Vandenberg
NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite blasts off aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket Saturday, launching into orbit on a three-year mission to measure moisture levels in Earth’s soils. The spacecraft launched at 6:22 a.m. PST (9:22 a.m. EST; 1422 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Delta 2’s upper stage…
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Video: Delta 2/SMAP pre-launch news conference
NASA, United Launch Alliance and Air Force officials hold the pre-launch news conference for the Delta 2 rocket with the agency’s SMAP environmental satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 27.
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All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAP
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The SMAP observatory to map soil moisture distribution from 426 miles in space and its workhorse booster have been cleared for launch Thursday morning from California. The Launch Readiness Review occurred today to verify that SMAP and United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket are standing in perfect shape for blastoff…
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Recap story: 200th Atlas-Centaur launching delivers Navy satellite
Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Launching for the 200th time and loaded with one of its heaviest cargoes ever, the Atlas-Centaur rocket flexed its muscle and sped away from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday night with a U.S. Navy satellite for mobile communications to the military and White House. Igniting at 8:04 p.m. EST (0104 GMT)…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with Navy satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of the U.S. Navy’s third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Preview: Navy craft to ride milestone Atlas-Centaur launching
Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — The 200th Atlas-Centaur rocket, history some 52 years in the making, will blast off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral to deliver a U.S. Navy mobile communications satellite into orbit. It is the most-powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur configuration available, the 551 varient that will feature five strap-on solid-fuel boosters. Liftoff is…
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Photos: Navy satellite readied for Atlas 5 launch
This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite being encapsulated in the rocket’s nose cone and being lifted atop the Atlas-Centaur vehicle. Liftoff is planned for Jan. 20. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance
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24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year
A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit Jan. 10 in this long exposure photograph from Kennedy Space Center’s press site. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now Up to 24 launches are planned from Cape Canaveral in 2015, thanks to jam-packed manifests for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to send up satellites for the U.S. military, NASA and…
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13 launches on manifest for ULA in 2015
Credit: Orbital Sciences Navigation satellites, communications spacecraft, classified missions, NASA science projects and the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo ship destined for the International Space Station are on the United Launch Alliance manifest for the new year. It is a 13-launch schedule, featuring 9 Atlas 5 rockets, three Delta 4 vehicles and one Delta 2. Ten…