Tag: USSF-51
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With a landmark launch, the Pentagon is finally free of Russian rocket engines
United Launch Alliance delivered a classified US military payload to orbit Tuesday for the last time with an Atlas V rocket, ending the Pentagon’s use of Russian rocket engines as national security missions transition to all-American launchers. The Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:45 am EDT…
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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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Atlas V successfully launched its last ever national security mission
United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle programs, has flown 100 national security missions over the last 18 years using the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rocket families. USSF-51 was ULA’s 100th national security launch, and the last ever flown by an Atlas-family rocket. An…
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A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year
United Launch Alliance is targeting September 16 for the second test flight of the new Vulcan rocket, and a flawless mission could finally set the stage for the first Vulcan launch for the US military by the end of the year. The US Space Force has contracted ULA’s Vulcan rocket to launch the majority of…