A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08) mission launch. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is closing a big chapter in the company’s history. Thursday morning’s launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in …
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 …
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 is preparing to launch its next Atlas 5 rocket, which will carry a batch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites …
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket stands at the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the Leo Atlas 04 (LA-04) mission. This is the first launch of Amazon’s broadband internet satellites since its rebrand from ‘Project Kuiper’ to ‘Amazon Leo.’ Image: John Pisani / …
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of launching Viasat’s ViaSat-3 Flight 2 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas 5 rocket Thursday night, which will carry a communications satellite for California-based communications …
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of launching Viasat’s ViaSat-3 Flight 2 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is counting down to a second launch attempt for an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite. Liftoff …
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the ViaSat-3 F2 ultra-high-capacity broadband satellite. Image: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas 5 rocket Wednesday night carrying a communications satellite for California-based communications …
The ViaSat-3 F2 satellite in the El Segundo, California, Boeing satellite factory ahead of containerization and shipment. Image: Erik Isakson / Boeing) The ViaSat-3 Flight 2 spacecraft, the next geostationary satellite for communications company Viasat, arrived in Florida in the early morning hours of Tuesday. This six-ton (more than 13,000 lbs) satellite is the second …
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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the Kuiper Atlas 03 mission on Sept. 25, 2025. Image: Spaceflight Now Roughly an hour past sunrise, an Atlas 5 551 rocket from United Launch Alliance will take flight from Cape …
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the planned launch of the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now It’s round two for both United Launch Alliance and its customer, Amazon. Monday, June 23, will be ULA’s second Atlas 5 launch …
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