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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket was scheduled to launch the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on 2021-11-09.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductNov 22, 2021UPDATE: The United Launch Alliance Launch Of USSF SSC’s STP-3 Mission Is Now Postponed Until December 5

Amazon signed a launch agreement with United Launch Alliance to deploy Project Kuiper satellites aboard Atlas 5 rockets.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralNov 15, 2021DoD eager to leverage LEO broadband constellations

Lockheed Martin owns 50% of United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralNov 10, 2021Space startups an investment target for big defense contractors

Amazon ordered nine Atlas V rockets from United Launch Alliance in April to help deploy the Project Kuiper network.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2021ABL Space Systems to launch Project Kuiper’s first satellites in 2022

The U.S. Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance a $191,100,000 contract in 2017 to launch STP-3 in 2019.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 26, 2021ULA sets new target launch date for Space Test Program STP-3 mission

United Launch Alliance planned the STP-3 launch for the U.S. Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2021-11-22.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductOct 16, 2021UPDATE: Lucy Launched

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by United Launch Alliance at 5:34 a.m. ET on 2021-10-16.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2021UPDATE: Lucy Launched

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner uncrewed OFT-2 test flight was postponed while ULA and NASA worked to accommodate the Lucy launch.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2021Atlas 5 launches NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission

United Launch Alliance had launched 146 times with 100 percent mission success prior to the Lucy mission.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2021UPDATE: Lucy Launched

GOES-T will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2021GOES-T Launch Now Pushed Out To Next February By NOAA, NASA + ULA

CesiumAstro launched and deployed its first two satellites featuring its communications payloads on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V-401 rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralSep 30, 2021CesiumAstro announces successful deployment of next-generation active phased array experimental satellites, enters next phase of testing

CesiumAstro launched its first two satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V-401 rocket on 2021-09-29.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipSep 29, 2021CesiumAstro announces successful deployment of next-generation active phased array experimental satellites, enters next phase of testing

CesiumAstro, Inc. launched and deployed the first of its two satellites featuring its communications payload aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V-401 rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralSep 29, 2021CesiumAstro’s On-Orbit Phased Array Experimental Satellites Enter Testing Phase

Lucy is scheduled to launch in the predawn hours of 2021-10-16 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipSep 28, 2021Government shutdown could delay NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission

The United Launch Alliance Centaur stage for the Lucy mission was lifted into the Vertical Integration Facility near Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2021-09-16.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductSep 28, 2021Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Are The Target For NASA’s Lucy Mission, Now Being Prepared

United Launch Alliance had launched 144 times to date with a 100 percent mission success record prior to the Landsat 9 launch.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

The Atlas V Landsat 9 mission used a dual-orbit profile that deployed Landsat 9 and the smallsats into two different orbits, enabling ULA’s first four-burn Centaur mission on an Atlas V rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:12 a.m. PDT on 2021-09-27 carrying NASA’s Landsat 9 and multiple smallsat payloads.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle carried the NASA–U.S. Geological Survey Landsat 9 Observatory satellite and four cubesats from the U.S. Space Force’s Mission Manifest Office on the 2021-09-27 mission.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 401 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:12 p.m. Eastern.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021Atlas 5 launches Landsat 9
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