The year 2017 saw a total of 90 known orbital launch attempts from seven nations and space ports in eight different countries. 2017 had the second most orbital launch attempts of any year in the current century, short of 92 launches in 2014 and showing a slight increase from 2016 that had 85 known launch attempts.
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The year 2016 saw a total of 85 known orbital launch attempts operated by eight nations from space ports in
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The classified NROL-61 satellite launched atop an Atlas V rocket on Thursday was spotted in its secret orbit within hours of its takeoff from Florida’s Space Coast.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government mission to replenish the country’s spy satellite fleet.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
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A ULA Atlas V rocket rolled to its Cape Canaveral Launch pad on Tuesday to set up for a Thursday morning liftoff with the classified NROL-61 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office responsible for the operation of all American spy satellites.
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The year 2015 saw 87 orbital launch attempts from spaceports across the globe – 84 missions reached orbit in a year that saw 82 successful orbital launches. Here are photos of all of 2015’s space launches.
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The year 2015 saw a total of 87 known orbital launch attempts operated by seven nations from space ports in eight countries.
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The Morelos 3 communications satellite received a very precise orbital insertion by its Atlas V launch vehicle, orbital tracking data released on Saturday confirms.
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An Atlas V Rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral on Friday at 10:28 UTC, embarking on a mission of nearly three hours to deliver the Mexico Morelos 3 communications satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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An Atlas V Rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral on Friday at 10:28 UTC, embarking on a mission of nearly three hours to deliver the Mexico Morelos 3 communications satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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It is an even 100 for United Launch Alliance, that is launches made into space. Friday saw the thundering liftoff of ULA’s Atlas V rocket, carrying into orbit the Morelos 3 satellite for operation by the Mexican government to provide data services across the country.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 rocket made a pre-sunrise blastoff from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral on Friday, embarking on a long flight to deliver the Morelos 3 satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit for Mexico.
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An Atlas V 421 launch vehicle made its way to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday in preparation for a 10:08 UTC liftoff on Friday. It is a rare commercial launch of the Atlas V, lofting the Morelos 3 satellite for Mexico.
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