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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Atlas V, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan accounted for the non-SpaceX orbital launches from the Eastern Range in 2025.
Crew-12 will coordinate with United Launch Alliance to optimize the launch schedule.
United Launch Alliance can proceed with the USSF-87 launch if Crew-12 is delayed.
Dragon closeouts for Crew-12 occur right around ULA Vulcan's T-0.
If Crew-12 launches as scheduled, United Launch Alliance must delay the USSF-87 launch.
United Launch Alliance will launch the Vulcan rocket mission designated USSF-87.
Ariane 64 and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets both completed recent launches.
Amazon booked almost all of its initial deployment capacity on three launch vehicles that had not yet flown or were in early testing: ULA’s Vulcan, Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
United Launch Alliance is rolling out the fairing for USSF-87 to Space Launch Complex 41 for stacking atop the Vulcan launch vehicle.
Amazon initially diversified launch bookings across United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin.
United Launch Alliance is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Total equity losses and earnings from United Launch Alliance were not significant in 2025 compared to $45 million in 2024.
Lockheed Martin recorded $40 million of lower equity earnings from United Launch Alliance in 2025.
As of January 13, 2026, the U.S. Space Force swapped launch vehicles for GPS satellites so that GPS III Space Vehicle 09 (SV09) would fly on a Falcon 9 and GPS IIIF SV13 would fly on ULA's Vulcan.
The 10th and final GPS Block III satellite is scheduled to launch aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan in March 2026.
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan carrying the USSF-87 mission is delayed to no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
United Launch Alliance is the launch provider for the USSF-87 mission.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will carry the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
Blue Origin appointed former United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno as President of Blue Origin’s National Security Group.
United Launch Alliance is preparing an all-new launch platform (VLP-A) and integration facility (VIF-A) dedicated to low Earth orbit missions on the Vulcan rocket.