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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United Launch Alliance will set a new launch date for the Amazon Leo mission after range approvals are finalized and deconfliction with NASA's Artemis II launch is completed.
A one-day delay to United Launch Alliance's LA-05 mission would move the LA-06 mission from no earlier than April 24 to no earlier than April 30.
United Launch Alliance delayed the fifth Atlas V 551 launch carrying the next batch of production satellites for Amazon Leo because of predicted inclement weather.
United Launch Alliance’s fifth Atlas V 551 launch carrying Amazon Leo’s Leo 5 production satellites has been delayed due to predicted inclement weather.
United Launch Alliance rolled an Atlas V rocket to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral for the Amazon Leo 5 mission planned for Sunday at 3:53 a.m. EDT (0753 UTC).
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket is at its Cape Canaveral pad for the Amazon Leo 5 launch planned for Sunday at 3:53 a.m. EDT (0753 UTC).
Amazon says it has contracted more than 100 launches for Amazon Leo, including 92 launches from United Launch Alliance, ArianeGroup, and Blue Origin, plus additional Falcon 9 flights purchased from SpaceX in early 2026.
United Launch Alliance will deliver 29 satellites into orbit on the Amazon Leo 5 mission.
The increase in the Amazon Leo 5 payload reflects detailed work between United Launch Alliance and Amazon.
Amazon Leo booked 38 launches on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.
United Launch Alliance is rolling out an Atlas V rocket to launch the next batch of Amazon Leo broadband satellites.
United Launch Alliance will deliver 29 satellites into orbit on the fifth Amazon Leo mission.
Problems with ULA's Vulcan rocket could affect Space Force missions including Next-Gen GEO, Silent Barker, WGS, some NRO satellites, and some space domain awareness satellites.
United Launch Alliance has doubled payload processing infrastructure at its Eastern launch site and will bring its West Coast launch site online later in the year with modifications to support Vulcan.
Amazon uses Arianespace, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin as launch providers for Amazon Leo.
Space Systems Command reassigned the launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 10 from United Launch Alliance to SpaceX on March 20, 2026.
The Space Force awarded ULA the USSF-70 mission in a mission trade after reassigning SV-10 to SpaceX.
Amazon plans two Atlas launches with United Launch Alliance and one launch with Arianespace in the next month.
United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch the LA-05 mission on March 29, 2026.
ULA entered 2026 aiming to fly up to 22 missions and clear a backlog of more than 80 missions, including missions for Amazon's Project Kuiper.