Atlas 5

Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket

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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Live coverage: Atlas 5 makes another try to launch ViaSat-3 F2 communications satellite

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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Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 communications satellite on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

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 …

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ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch

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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Live coverage: ULA to launch fifth batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral

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 …

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Live coverage: ULA to launch Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

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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Live coverage: ULA to launch Atlas 5 rocket with 2nd batch of Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the Kuiper Atlas 2 (KA-02) mission launch. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now It’s round two for both United Launch Alliance and its customer, Amazon. Monday, June 16, will be ULA’s second Atlas 5 …

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Live coverage: ULA to launch first production Amazon Kuiper satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, April 28, 2025, hours ahead of the planned launch of Amazon’s Kuiper 1 mission. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is back at the launch pad for another attempt to launch the …

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Live coverage: ULA to launch 27 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the Kuiper 1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation. Image: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch the first of dozens of missions on behalf …

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Amazon targets April 9 for launch of 1st production satellites for its Project Kuiper internet mega-constellation

United Launch Alliance (ULA) payload fairings encapsulate 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites ahead of their launch no earlier than April 9, 2025. Image: Amazon Amazon is less than a week away from the first launch to assemble its satellite internet constellation, called Project Kuiper. It plans to send 27 of its satellites into low …

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