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Month: March 2018

Atlas 5

Weather satellite for the West Coast launched from Cape Canaveral

March 2, 2018 Stephen Clark

A weather satellite set to bring new storm tracking capabilities to the western United States and the Pacific Ocean rode into space atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Thursday.

Atlas 5

Video: Replay of Atlas 5’s launch with GOES-S weather satellite

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite, the latest in a series of meteorological observatories dating back to 1975, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

Atlas 5

Video: Atlas 5 launch with GOES-S viewed from KSC press site (members only)

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

Watch a replay of the Atlas 5 rocket launch with the GOES-S weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, as seen from the Kennedy Space Center press site around 4 miles from the launch pad.

Atlas 5

Watch a live view of the Atlas 5 launch pad with countdown audio (members only)

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

Spaceflight Now members can watch a live view of Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad as an Atlas 5 rocket counts down to liftoff at 5:02 p.m. EST (2202 GMT) Thursday with the GOES-S weather satellite.

Falcon Heavy

Rideshare mission for U.S. military confirmed as second Falcon Heavy launch

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

More than two dozen satellites from the U.S. military, NASA and research institutions will ride into orbit on SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy rocket launch, a mission currently scheduled for liftoff in June, a military spokesperson said.

Atlas 5

Photos: Atlas 5 treks from hangar to launch pad with GOES-S weather satellite

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

Rolling out on the eve of liftoff with the GOES-S weather satellite, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket journeyed 1,800 feet from its vertical assembly hangar to Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad Wednesday.

Atlas 5

Video: Time-lapse of Atlas 5’s rollout for launch of GOES-S (members only)

March 1, 2018 Stephen Clark

Watch a time-lapse video of the Atlas 5 rocket’s rollout at Cape Canaveral on Feb. 28, on the eve of liftoff with the GOES-S weather satellite.

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News Headlines

  • ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission
    April 3, 2026
  • Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission
    April 2, 2026
  • Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972
    April 1, 2026
  • Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast
    March 26, 2026
  • NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base
    March 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 22, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    March 20, 2026
  • NASA returns its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2
    March 19, 2026
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