Atlas V 551 | USSF-51

Atlas V 551 | USSF-51

Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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Atlas V 551


Height 59.70 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 8890 kg

Liftoff Thrust 12269 kN

Diameter 3.80 Meters

Mass To LEO 18850 kg

Liftoff Mass 573 Tonnes


Launch Success 14

Consecutive Success 14

Maiden Flight 2006-01-19

Launch Failures 0


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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-07-30T23:08:34+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-07-30T10:45:18+0000

Liftoff.

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LL2

2024-07-30T10:21:06+0000

Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-07-30T08:15:55+0000

Updated launch weather.

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hitura-nobad

2024-07-29T13:39:14+0000

Weather 80% GO

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-07-26T14:30:32+0000

GO for launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-07-25T21:45:10+0000

Added launch window.

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Nosu

2024-07-01T19:24:03+0000

Targeting July 30

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-06-21T18:45:43+0000

NET July.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-21T16:11:53+0000

Will launch after Starliner CFT NET April.

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Nosu

2023-10-31T19:28:47+0000

NET March 2024

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-09-13T04:14:54+0000

Updated launch vehicle configuration.

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Nosu

2023-09-02T09:02:52+0000

NET early 2024

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-08-05T02:10:29+0000

NET late 2023, to be determined.

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Nosu

2023-04-10T15:52:39+0000

Q3 2023

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Nosu

2022-10-27T04:27:36+0000

Q2 2023

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