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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SBIRS GEO-6, built by Lockheed Martin, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on 2022-08-04.
United Launch Alliance’s inaugural Vulcan Centaur rocket was scheduled for as soon as 2023-05-04 and Vulcan and Atlas use the same launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Amazon acquired up to 83 launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance in April 2022 to deploy its Kuiper constellation.
ULA was planning a first launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket as soon as 2023-05-04, pending completion of testing.
United Launch Alliance launched SES-20 and SES-21 in October on an Atlas V rocket as part of SES’s C-band clearing strategy.
United Launch Alliance and SpaceX won NSSL Phase 2 five-year contracts in 2020 to fly about 35 missions.
Five of the first six GPS 3 launches used SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicles and one used a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 vehicle.
United Launch Alliance and SpaceX won NSSL Phase 2 in 2020 and their current Phase 2 contracts will be re-competed.
Spacecraft owned and operated by the U.S. government were launched aboard vehicles owned by SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and United Launch Alliance in 2022.
Peregrine is ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida when United Launch Alliance gives the green light to receive it.
Astrobotic completed testing of the Peregrine lander on 2023-01-25 and is awaiting ULA’s authorization to ship the spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for pre-launch processing.
United Launch Alliance has a legacy of 100 percent mission success across more than 150 launched missions.
Peregrine is ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida when United Launch Alliance gives the green light to receive it.
The Air Force plans to launch NTS-3 on the USSF-106 mission, which is projected to be the first national security launch by United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket.
In addition to Peregrine, the inaugural Vulcan launch, called Cert-1 by ULA, will carry two demo satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation.
United Launch Alliance is planning a series of tests of the Vulcan Centaur hardware and associated ground systems at Cape Canaveral in the coming weeks.
Peregrine is the primary payload on the inaugural launch of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Astrobotic Technologies and United Launch Alliance have not announced a formal launch date for the Peregrine mission.
The Peregrine lander will remain on public display until it receives the green light from United Launch Alliance for shipment to Cape Canaveral for prelaunch processing.
Peregrine is ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida once United Launch Alliance gives approval to receive it.