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

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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

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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 …

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists its Centaur V upper stage atop the Vulcan first stage booster into the Government Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-G) at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Nov. 1, 2024. Image: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is shifting its launch plans to begin 2025. On Friday, …

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Live coverage: ULA to launch Atlas 5 rocket on the company’s 100th national security mission

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An Atlas 5 551 rocket stands tall at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in anticipation of the USSF-51 mission launch. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket is preparing for its swan song when it comes to launching critical missions connected to U.S. national security. The launch provider is prepping to send …

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Live coverage: ULA prepares for final Atlas 5 launch supporting a national security payload

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The Atlas 5 stands ready to emerge from the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance is preparing for a seminole moment for its Atlas 5 rocket. The launch vehicle is preparing to launch its 58th and final national security mission …

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