United Launch Alliance (ULA) is an American launch service provider, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. As a launch provider, ULA designs, assembles, sells, and launches rockets like the Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur, providing access to space for national security payloads, commercial satellites, and deep-space exploration missions. Its primary customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial entities. Key activities involve launch services, rocket development, and partnerships with organizations like NASA and ESA for various space missions.
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Observers identified a potential SRB anomaly during the ULA Vulcan launch.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket lifted off on the USSF-87 mission.
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is on the launch pad for the USSF-87 mission that will place U.S. national security spacecraft into geosynchronous orbit.
United Launch Alliance is planning a rapid cadence of Vulcan launches following USSF-87.
ZhiHang-1 is designed to recover and reuse its main engines similar to United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.
The Ariane 64 and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets both completed their recent missions successfully.
The USSF-87 Vulcan mission will carry United Launch Alliance’s heaviest Vulcan payload to date and will have the longest Vulcan flight to date, lasting 10 hours.
United Launch Alliance executed several Atlas V missions for Amazon in late 2025.
John Elbon is serving as interim chief executive officer of United Launch Alliance and has delayed his planned retirement to lead the company through the first quarter of 2026.
United Launch Alliance has a stated goal of 20 to 25 total launches for the 2026 calendar year, up from six flights in 2025.
Amazon’s 38-launch contract relies primarily on Vulcan reaching a twice-monthly launch tempo by the end of 2026.
United Launch Alliance operationalizing infrastructure upgrades at its primary launch sites to address its launch backlog.
United Launch Alliance is shifting focus from development of the Vulcan Centaur program to a high-rate production model to meet backlogs for the U.S. Space Force and Amazon Leo.
United Launch Alliance's USSF-87 Vulcan launch is scheduled for February 12 with a two-hour window opening at 08:30 UTC.
United Launch Alliance is preparing the USSF-87 national security mission to lift off on February 12, 2026 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Mark Peller was appointed chief operating officer of United Launch Alliance to support interim CEO John Elbon.
United Launch Alliance’s 2026 manifest includes the final 13 Atlas V rockets, most of which are already fabricated and in storage, alongside a scaling number of Vulcan cores.
Tory Bruno exited United Launch Alliance on December 22, 2025 after nearly 12 years as President and CEO.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan mission USSF-87 and SpaceX's Falcon 9 carrying Crew-12 are scheduled to launch within two hours of each other from neighboring pads located 2.5 kilometers apart.
Ariane 64 and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets both successfully launched their missions, with Vulcan’s flight exhibiting issues that require review before its next national security payload.