Classified NROL-61 Satellite spotted in Orbit
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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
Read moreA 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.
Read moreRiding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
Read moreRiding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
Read moreRiding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
Read moreUnited Launch Alliance announced on Wednesday that the company had closed the investigation into the Atlas V underperformance occurring on the Cygnus OA-6 launch in March and cleared the workhorse launcher to proceed with its upcoming June 24 launch of the MUOS 5 satellite for the U.S. Navy.
Read moreUnited Launch Alliance has isolated the root cause of the performance hit suffered by the Atlas V’s first stage in last month’s Cygnus OA-6 mission that left the Centaur upper stage only with second of fuel margin to send the cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.
Read moreBigelow Aerospace is partnering up with United Launch Alliance for the deployment of Bigelow’s habitat modules to orbit in an effort of expanding the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit.
Read moreUnited Launch Alliance narrowed down last week’s in-flight anomaly of the Atlas V rocket launching the Cygnus cargo craft to the first stage’s fuel system as the likely culprit for the significant performance shortfall and early shutdown of the first stage.
Read moreAtlas V dodged a bullet earlier this week when launching the Cygnus OA-6 cargo craft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, coming much closer to a launch failure than initially let on by launch vehicle manufacturer and operator United Launch Alliance.
Read moreAlthough widely hailed as a complete success, Tuesday night’s Atlas V launch with the Cygnus OA-6 cargo craft headed to the International Space Station left some questions open on a possible performance hit suffered by the workhorse launch vehicle.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket made a nighttime liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:05 UTC on Wednesday, successfully lifting into orbit the Cygnus OA-6 cargo craft set for a delivery of food, spare parts and science equipment to the International Space Station.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off under a nearly full moon Tuesday night, rumbling into the dark skies over Florida’s Space Coast to carry the Cygnus OA-6 resupply craft into orbit for a cargo-delivery mission to the International Space Station.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket made a nighttime liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:05 UTC on Wednesday, successfully lifting into orbit the Cygnus OA-6 cargo craft set for a delivery of food, spare parts and science equipment to the International Space Station.
Read more