Spaceflight Now | Atlas Launch Report

AV-068: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-79

70th Atlas 5 rocket powers covert payload to orbit Performing a successful spacelift mission for the U.S. spy satellite agency, an Atlas 5 rocket delivered a surveillance package into orbit today believed by analysts to be another pair of tandem sleuths to scoop up radio signals from adversarial ships at sea. FULL COVERAGE

AV-066: Atlas 5-401 launches SBIRS GEO 3

Atlas 5 rocket delivers vital national asset into space A new infrared reconnaissance satellite for one of the United States' highest priority space programs -- making early detection of enemy missile launches -- was successfully delivered into orbit Friday by an Atlas 5 rocket. FULL COVERAGE

AV-071: Atlas 5-431 launches EchoStar 19

Launch to bring high-speed Internet to more Americans The world's highest capacity broadband satellite, a craft that will connect rural America to high-speed Internet service, successfully rocketed into space today aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 booster. FULL COVERAGE

AV-069: Atlas 5-541 launches GOES-R

Most advanced U.S. weather satellite in history launched Revolutionizing the way American meteorologists see the weather, likened to the advancement from black and white television to modern high definition TV, a new observatory was successfully launched Saturday by an Atlas 5 rocket to serve as the linchpin to forecasting what tomorrow will bring. FULL COVERAGE

AV-062: Atlas 5-401 launches WorldView 4

Commercial satellite will image the Earth in high-res A companion to the world's most powerful private Earth-imaging satellite rocketed into space today from the U.S. west coast atop an Atlas 5 to double the amount of high-resolution imagery available on the commercial market and satisfy the demands of customers clamoring for more. FULL COVERAGE

AV-067: Atlas 5-411 launches OSIRIS-REx

Asteroid probe launched in search for the origins of life Like reaching back in time to examine the conditions that existed in the ancient solar system, NASA today launched a robotic probe to visit Asteroid Bennu and return an unspoiled sample of the primitive body that may hold the seeds of life. FULL COVERAGE

AV-065: Atlas 5-421 launches NROL-61

Spy satellite infrastructure supported by Atlas 5 launch A clandestine satellite for the U.S. reconnaissance program was successfully launched by an Atlas 5 rocket today, riding a ferocious torrent of fire and smoke off the pad before disappearing behind a curtain of secrecy. FULL COVERAGE

AV-063: Atlas 5-551 launches MUOS 5

Navy satellite sails to orbit atop Atlas 5 rocket For the fifth time in four years, a massive U.S. Navy satellite launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket Friday to finish the military's new $7.7 billion mobile communications framework 22,300 miles in space. FULL COVERAGE

AV-064: Atlas 5-401 launches Cygnus OA-6

2nd Cygnus in 3 months rockets to orbit on Atlas 5 An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched another Cygnus cargo freighter for Orbital ATK Tuesday night, fulfilling the boosters role in reestablishing America's resupply link to the International Space Station. FULL COVERAGE

AV-057: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-12

Last GPS satellite of its generation arrives in space The main engine rumbling to life. Ice shards breaking free. The rocket lumbering off the pad. The battle against gravity being won once again. That was the scene as the Atlas 5 took flight to cap a generation of Global Positioning System satellites. FULL COVERAGE

AV-061: Atlas 5-401 launches Cygnus OA-4

Atlas 5 sends Cygnus in hot pursuit of space station Bound for an orbital rendezvous with the International Space Station on Wednesday, a commercial Cygnus freighter was successfully launched by an Atlas 5 rocket this afternoon to restart American cargo deliveries to the research outpost. FULL COVERAGE

AV-060: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-11

Three Atlas 5 launch successes in one month Completing an October to remember, the third Atlas 5 rocket launch in just 29 days thundered into space Saturday, this time to replace an aging satellite in the Global Positioning System. FULL COVERAGE

AV-058: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-55

Second Atlas 5 rocket launched in span of six days Churning out the launches at a rapid pace, the Atlas 5 program sent another rocket soaring like clockwork today for deployment of a national security satellite duo from California. FULL COVERAGE

AV-059: Atlas 5-421 launches Morelos 3

100 successes and counting for United Launch Alliance The 100th flight by United Launch Alliance took off Friday for deployment of a sophisticated geomobile communications satellite to bridge the digital divide in Mexico while extending the rocket company's unparalleled record of success in launching $80 billion in space assets. FULL COVERAGE

AV-056: Atlas 5-551 launches MUOS 4

Atlas 5 completes heavy-duty launch assignment In a breath-taking display at daybreak Wednesday, an Atlas rocket powered an enormous U.S. Navy satellite into space to close the last remaining gap and give global reach to the military's new mobile communications system. FULL COVERAGE

AV-055: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-10

Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday. FULL COVERAGE

AV-054: Atlas 5-501 launches fourth X-37B

X-37B embarks on fourth voyage in orbit A windowless, robotic space shuttle with stubby wings, two tail fins, its belly covered with black thermal tiles, clam-shell doors that swing open to reveal a small payload bay and a solar array that unfurls for powering ultralong-duration missions rode back into orbit Wednesday on the fourth mission of the Air Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane project. FULL COVERAGE

AV-053: Atlas 5-421 launches MMS

Atlas 5 rocket launches NASA satellite quartet Four magnetic explosion probes in a towering stack atop an Atlas 5 rocket rode a fountain of flame off the launch pad and into Earth orbit Thursday night for a $1.1 billion NASA science investigation into a universal force of nature. FULL COVERAGE

AV-052: Atlas 5-551 launches MUOS 3

200th Atlas-Centaur delivers Navy satellite Launching for the 200th time and loaded with one of its heaviest cargoes ever, the Atlas-Centaur rocket flexed its muscle and sped away from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday night with a U.S. Navy satellite for mobile communications to the military and White House. FULL COVERAGE

AV-051: Atlas 5-541 launches NROL-35

Record-setting Atlas flies with new Centaur engine A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket put on a display of power, sound and light Friday evening at Vandenberg Air Force Base in launching a clandestine national security payload, then successfully debuted a new upper stage engine as it flew over the horizon. FULL COVERAGE

AV-050: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-8

50th Atlas 5 rocket puts up new GPS satellite Launching for the 50th time, an Atlas 5 rocket flew a milestone mission Wednesday in deploying a Global Positioning System satellite for the worldwide utility. FULL STORY ROCKETCAMS DAZZLE PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live coverage! IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLOUT LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE

AV-049: Atlas 5-401 launches CLIO

Mystery satellite blasts off atop Atlas 5 rocket Rocketing through gloomy skies with a payload clouded in a veil of secrecy, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 booster fired away from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday to deploy a satellite thousands of miles above Earth. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: ATLAS 5 ROLLOUT IMAGES: PAYLOAD HOISTED ATOP ATLAS 5 LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP

AV-047: Atlas 5-401 launches WorldView 3

New commercial eye in the sky launched into space An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the most powerful Earth-imaging satellite ever built for the commercial market blasted off from California and streaked into orbit Wednesday, the latest in a series of rapid-fire flights by rocket-builder United Launch Alliance. FULL STORY PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: ULA'S REMOTE CAMERA SHOTS IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: TUESDAY AT THE PAD

AV-048: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-7

Atlas 5 rocket deploys new GPS navigation satellite A rocket launch to serve the world blasted off Friday night from Florida carrying a new Global Positioning System satellite to transmit omnipresent navigation and timing information to users across the planet. FULL STORY PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live coverage! IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLOUT IMAGES: PAYLOAD PREPARATIONS LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: THE ATLAS 5 ROCKET LIFTS OFF DOWNLOAD
AV-046: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-33

Atlas 5 launches payload for intelligence community Completing a pair of missions in one week's time, a feat also performed last month, United Launch Alliance sent an Atlas 5 rocket soaring Thursday morning. FULL STORY PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: BIONETICS PHOTO SERVICES IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: ON THE PAD AT NIGHT IMAGES: SNAPSHOTS OF THE LAUNCH IMAGES: LAUNCH FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: TUESDAY'S PHOTOS IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: ON THE LAUNCH PAD OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: LAUNCH OF THE ATLAS 5 ROCKET DOWNLOAD TIMELAPSE VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROLL OUT TO PAD DOWNLOAD SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-045: Atlas 5-541 launches NROL-67

Hush-hush payload rides Atlas 5 rocket into orbit Setting sail at mid-day on a marathon trip to orbit, an Atlas 5 rocket launched a classified spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: MORE LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: LAUNCH FROM VIEWING SITE IMAGES: ROCKET ON EVE OF LAUNCH IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTOS IMAGES: SECOND ROLLOUT TO PAD PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: PAYLOAD PREPARATION LAUNCH INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE VIEWING DIRECTIONS

AV-044: Atlas 5-401 launches DMSP F19

U.S. military weather observatory fires into orbit A new global weather observatory for the U.S. armed forces was lofted into orbit aboard its Atlas 5 booster rocket from California on Thursday to provide tactical forecasts to military operations. FULL STORY IMAGES: TOWER ROLLBACK PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO PAGE IMAGES: PHOTOS FROM REMOTE CAMERAS IMAGES: LAUNCH VIEW FROM PRESS SITE MISSION STATUS CENTER - live coverage! PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: PAYLOAD PREPARATION LAUNCH INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-043: Atlas 5-401 launches TDRS L

Atlas rocket puts up NASA communications spacecraft A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket topped with a NASA science-relay satellite sped into space Thursday night, lighting up Florida's Space Coast with a raucous liftoff show. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: ULA LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: ATLAS 5 ON LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY PREVIEW STORY LAUNCH TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP THE HISTORY OF TDRSS PDF: LAUNCH INFO SHEET PDF: PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE LINK: VIEWING DIRECTIONS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: TDRS L LAUNCH DOWNLOAD VIDEO: LAUNCH CAMERA REPLAYS DOWNLOAD VIDEO: ATLAS/TDRS L PREVIEW DOWNLOAD VIDEO: ROCKET ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD DOWNLOAD VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF THE ROLLOUT DOWNLOAD VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE DOWNLOAD VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF ATLAS FLIGHT DOWNLOAD VIDEO: PROCESSING OF TDRS L SATELLITE DOWNLOAD VIDEO: ATLAS FIRST STAGE ERECTED DOWNLOAD VIDEO: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE HOISTED DOWNLOAD VIDEO: TDRS L CLEANROOM MEDIA DAY DOWNLOAD VIDEO: ENCAPSULATION OF SATELLITE INTO FAIRING DOWNLOAD VIDEO: SATELLITE MOUNTED ATOP ATLAS 5 ROCKET DOWNLOAD VIDEO: ANIMATION OF THE TDRS SPACECRAFT DOWNLOAD VIDEO: TDRS COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW DOWNLOAD SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-042: Atlas 5-501 launches NROL-39

Classified spy satellite launches on Atlas 5 rocket A classified U.S. spy payload rocketed into orbit from California on an Atlas 5 launcher Thursday, joining the nation's eyes and ears in the sky to supply intelligence to the government's national security agencies. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: ATLAS 5'S NIGHTTIME LIFTOFF IMAGES: PAD GANTRY RETRACTED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: ATLAS 5 POISED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: PAYLOAD MATED TO ROCKET OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-038: Atlas 5-401 launches MAVEN

Mars atmospheric probe blasts off aboard Atlas 5 A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket dispatched a $671 million gas-sniffing sleuth to Mars on Monday, taking the first step in a long-distance voyage across the solar system to survey the Martian atmosphere and decipher an enigma nearly as old as the solar system itself. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: ATLAS 5 AT SUNSET IMAGES: ATLAS 5 ROLLOUT PREVIEW STORY LAUNCH TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP MAVEN LAUNCH WINDOWS OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers. Hi-def video files are presented in 720p resolution: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 LAUNCHES WITH MAVEN DOWNLOAD VIDEO: MAVEN PRE-LAUNCH BRIEFING DOWNLOAD VIDEO: MAVEN SCIENCE BRIEFING DOWNLOAD VIDEO: PATH TOWARD HUMANS ON MARS BRIEFING DOWNLOAD SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-041: Atlas 5-531 launches AEHF 3

Secure communications satellite launched by Atlas 5 A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket raced away from its launch pad in the Florida wetlands early Wednesday, streaking into a moonlit predawn sky and deploying an ultra-secure, jam-resistant communications satellite in orbit for the U.S. Air Force. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: REMOTE CAMERAS CAPTURE LAUNCH IMAGES: ATLAS 5 ROLLOUT IMAGES: AEHF 3 ENCAPSULATION LAUNCH TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers. Hi-def video files are presented in 720p resolution: VIDEO: THE ATLAS 5 LIFTS OFF PLAY VIDEO: SEPARATION OF THE AEHF-3 SATELLITE PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-040: Atlas 5-551 launches MUOS 2

Atlas 5 lifts massive Navy satellite into orbit Leaping off the launch pad Friday in its most powerful arrangement to boost its heaviest payload into orbit, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket successfully deployed the second in a series of sophisticated spacecraft to grow the U.S. Navy's new mobile communications network that will span the globe. FULL STORY ORBIT REACHED, ANTENNAS DEPLOYED MISSION STATUS CENTER - live coverage! IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE GALLERY IMAGES: VIEW FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: SATELLITE LAUNCH PREPS LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-039: Atlas 5-401 launches GPS 2F-4

Atlas 5 navigates its way to successful GPS launch An Atlas 5 rocket successfully powered a replacement Global Positioning System satellite into space Wednesday to bolster the navigation utility for military and civil users around the world. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE GALLERY IMAGES: LAUNCH VIEWS FROM KSC PRESS SITE IMAGES: ROCKET POISED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD EARLIER STORY ON PAYLOAD MATE IMAGES: SATELLITE ATTACHED FOR LAUNCH LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-037: Atlas 5-401 launches SBIRS GEO 2

Fourth launch in four months for Atlas 5 Launching. Just launching. That's been the mantra for the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket program, which successfully completed its fourth flight in four months on Tuesday by boosting a surveillance satellite into orbit for the Pentagon. FULL STORY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE GALLERY IMAGES: BIONETICS PHOTO SERVICES GALLERY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: ATLAS 5 ROLLED OUT TO PAD IMAGES: SATELLITE READIED FOR LAUNCH LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-035: Atlas 5-401 launches Landsat

Atlas 5 rocket launch continues legacy of Landsat Roaring off the launch pad to build upon a 40-year legacy of monitoring the Earth's environment from space, the latest and greatest satellite carrying the name Landsat successfully arrived in orbit Monday. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: ULA LAUNCH PAD CAMERAS IMAGES: SERVICE GANTRY ROLLBACK IMAGES: ROCKET ON THE PAD FOR LAUNCH LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: Hi-def video files are presented in 720p resolution VIDEO: LAUNCH OF ATLAS 5 WITH LANDSAT 8 HI-DEF VIDEO: REPLAYS OF VARIOUS LAUNCH VIEWS HI-DEF VIDEO: PAD GANTRY RETRACTED FOR LAUNCH HI-DEF VIDEO: PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATIONS OF ATLAS 5 HI-DEF VIDEO: PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATIONS OF LANDSAT HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-036: Atlas 5-401 launches TDRS K

Atlas 5 puts science-relay satellite into orbit for NASA Advancing from the days of ground stations providing sporadic coverage of man's early exploits in space to the creation of an orbiting satellite network for constant communications, the third generation of NASA's tracking stations in the sky was launched Wednesday night. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: LIFTOFF PHOTOS FROM VAB ROOF IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: ROCKET ON THE PAD FOR LAUNCH LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY RECORD-SETTING LAUNCH CAMPAIGN IMAGES: ATLAS 5 STACKING GALLERY IMAGES: ENCAPSULATION PHOTO GALLERY HISTORY OF TDRS SYSTEM LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE DAILY LAUNCH WINDOWS GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCHES TDRS K PLAY \| HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-034: Atlas 5-501 launches third X-37B

Atlas 5 serves as mini space shuttle's booster rocket A miniature military space shuttle that circled the world for 224 days on a shakedown cruise in 2010 rocketed back into orbit Tuesday to demonstrate the reusability of the X-37B spaceplane. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: VIEW FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH

AV-033: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-36

California Atlas 5 finally flies with flock of satellites Hoisting a clandestine prime payload -- likely a pair of formation-flying ocean surveillance satellites -- and a menagerie of micro missions hitchhiking into space, the Atlas 5 rocket reeled off another successful performance Thursday in a rare mid-day launch from California. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: AUG. 2 TOWER ROLLBACK IMAGES: HOISTING PAYLOAD ATOP ROCKET

AV-032: Atlas 5-401 launches RBSP

Atlas launches mission 50 years in the making A mission to answer questions as old as the space age launched from Cape Canaveral Thursday morning as two armored satellites were sent into hellish orbits that submerge the craft in Earth's punishing radiation belts. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: SECOND ROLLOUT TO THE PAD IMAGES: ROLLBACK DUE TO TROPICAL STORM IMAGES: NIGHTTIME AND SUNRISE SHOTS IMAGES: ROCKET POISED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: ROLLOUT TO THE LAUNCH PAD GROUND TRACK MAP LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART PRESS KIT (.pdf download) IMAGES: HOISTING PAYLOAD ATOP ROCKET IMAGES: ROCKET ASSEMBLY GALLERY OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: RBSP LAUNCH AS SEEN LIVE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: THE FULL LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH DECLARED A SUCCESS PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: VAB ROOF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: NASA CAUSEWAY PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: STATIC TEST ROAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: UMBILICAL RETRACT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: RD-180 MAIN ENGINE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: UP-CLOSE PAD CAMERA PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROCKET'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: RBSP'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROCKET ROLLED TO LAUNCH PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH NEWS BRIEFING PLAY VIDEO: MISSION SCIENCE OVERVIEW PLAY VIDEO: RBSP MOUNTED ATOP ATLAS 5 ROCKET PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SPACECRAFT PLACED ABOARD TRANSPORTER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PAYLOAD ENCAPSULATED IN ROCKET NOSE CONE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TWO PROBES STACKED ONE ATOP THE OTHER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE HOISTED ATOP ATLAS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF CENTAUR GOING UP PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF FIRST STAGE GOING UP PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: FIRST STAGE ERECTED ON MOBILE LAUNCHER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SPIN BALANCE TESTING ON RBSP SATELLITES PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: UP-CLOSE WITH ONE OF THE RBSP SPACECRAFT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TWO-HALVES OF ROCKET NOSE CONE ARRIVES PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS ARRIVES ABOARD SEA-GOING VESSEL PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: CENTAUR STAGE DELIVERED TO THE CAPE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SOLAR PANELS UNBOXED FOR INSTALLATION PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PROBES UNPACKED FROM SHIPPING CONTAINERS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES ARRIVE PLAY \| HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-023: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-38

Atlas 5 thunders to milestone in rocket history Marking a milestone in flight at the fore of American rocketry, an Atlas 5 majestically rose away from Cape Canaveral Wednesday on the 50th mission for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: PICTURESQUE VIEW FROM THE BEACH SPECIAL: EELV FLIGHT ARCHIVE IMAGES: SUNSET SHOTS AT COMPLEX 41 IMAGES: MONDAY AFTERNOON PHOTOS IMAGES: FULL ROLLOUT GALLERY IMAGES: ROCKET POISED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: ATLAS ROLLS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: HOISTING PAYLOAD ATOP ROCKET

Atlas launch photo spread Marvel at the amazing photography from Wednesday's Atlas 5 rocket blastoff as captured through United Launch Alliance cameras around Complex 41. IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

AV-031: Atlas 5-531 launches AEHF 2

Satellite for secure wartime communications goes up Forging a new constellation of ultra-secure communications satellites that will ring the globe to link the president with military forces anywhere on the planet, an Atlas 5 rocket roared to space Friday to continue putting the pieces in place for the warfighter. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: OUR LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: NIGHTTIME PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE PAD IMAGES: MORE PHOTOS OF THE ROLLOUT IMAGES: ROCKET POISED FOR BLASTOFF IMAGES: ATLAS ROLLED TO LAUNCH PAD LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: HOISTING SATELLITE ATOP ROCKET IMAGES: ENCAPSULATING PAYLOAD IN NOSE CONE GROUND TRACK MAP LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: FULL LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH AEHF 2 PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM THE KSC PRESS SITE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF ATLAS/AEHF LAUNCH PLAY \| HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
Photo gallery: Atlas 5 rocket thunders into space Marking its 30th flight, the Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched Friday afternoon carrying a secure communications satellite for the U.S. government. It also marked United Launch Alliance's 60th mission. Relive the liftoff through the camera lenses of ULA's photographer. IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

AV-030: Atlas 5-551 launches MUOS 1

Atlas 5 rocket navigates new Navy satellite into orbit Like erecting a cellular telephone tower 22,300 miles tall, the U.S. Navy's first-of-its-kind mobile communications satellite rose high above Earth Friday night to provide 3G voice, data and video services to military troops on the move. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live coverage! LAUNCH SEQUENCE EXPLAINED IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: COMPLEX 41 PAD CAMERA IMAGES: AS SEEN FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH IMAGES: SECOND ROLLOUT TO PAD IMAGES: LAUNCH SCRUBBED IMAGES: NATURE SHOTS AROUND COMPLEX 41 IMAGES: ATLAS 5 STANDS POISED TO FLY IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLED OUT TO PAD IMAGES: MORE ROLLOUT PHOTOS ARCHIVE: ATLAS 5 OVERVIEW STORY ARCHIVE: LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY ARCHIVE: FLIGHT 200 FOR CENTAUR GROUND TRACK MAP LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE IMAGES: HOISTING SATELLITE ATOP ROCKET IMAGES: PAYLOAD ENCAPSULATED IN SHROUD FACT SHEET: NAVY'S MUOS SATELLITE SYSTEM

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH MUOS 1 PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: ATLAS 5 ROCKET SOARS DOWNRANGE PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: BEACH MOUND CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: UP-CLOSE PAD VIEW PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: VIF ROOF PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS ROLLED BACK TO ASSEMBLY BUILDING PLAY VIDEO: WEATHER SCRUBS SECOND LAUNCH ATTEMPT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: COUNTDOWN SCRUBBED AT T-75 SECONDS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF ATLAS/MUOS LAUNCH PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLED OUT TO LAUNCH PAD PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
Centaur set for Flight 200 The venerable U.S. upper stage rocket -- the Centaur -- that created the pathway to the Moon and every planet across the solar system will be making its 200th flight next Thursday in a milestone mission to boost the U.S. Navy's sophisticated new mobile communications satellite to orbit. FEATURE STORY

Rocketcams offer dazzling views of Atlas 5 launch When the largest and most powerful Atlas rocket in history thundered to space Friday, three onboard video cameras captured the stunning views of what it's like to ride the vehicle off the launch pad and into orbit. FULL STORY IMAGES: STILL PHOTOS FROM ROCKETCAMS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: RIDE ATLAS 5 ROCKET THROUGH THE FIRST STAGE PLAY VIDEO: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE BURNS TO REACH ORBIT PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-028: Atlas 5-541 launches MSL

Mars Science Laboratory begins cruise to Red Planet A towering Atlas 5 rocket flashed to life and vaulted into space Saturday, putting on a spectacular weekend sky show as it boosted NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory rover on an eight-and-a-half-month 352-million-mile voyage to the Red Planet. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER COMPREHENSIVE MISSION PREVIEW IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: VIEW FROM THE PRESS SITE IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLED TO THE PAD IMAGES: ATLAS POISED FOR LAUNCH IMAGES: NASA'S ROLLOUT PHOTOGRAPHY LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART ASCENT EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP NASA PRESS KIT (.pdf download) VIDEO: HIGH-DEFINITION COVERAGE VIDEO: STANDARD-DEFINITION CLIPS OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: THE FULL LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCHES MARS SCIENCE LAB PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ONBOARD CAMERA VIEW OF NOSE CONE JETTISON PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ONBOARD CAMERA VIEW OF THE STAGING EVENT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ONBOARD VIEW OF ROCKET RELEASING MSL PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH DECLARED A SUCCESS PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: OUR VIEW OF LIFTOFF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VAB ROOF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: PATRICK AFB PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: SOUTH OF THE PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: THE BEACH TRACKER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: SHUTTLE PAD CAMERA PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: SHUTTLE WATER TOWER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: TRACKER WEST OF THE PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: CLOSE-UP ON UMBILICALS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: COMPLEX 41 VIF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: THE PRESS SITE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH INTERVIEW WITH PROJECT MANAGER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF ATLAS 5 ASCENT PROFILE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROCKET'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MSL'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SPACECRAFT CLEANROOM TOUR PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET ROLLS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE VIEWS OF ROCKET ROLLOUT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: CURIOSITY ROVER SCIENCE BRIEFING PLAY VIDEO: LOOKING FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE PLAY VIDEO: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE RED PLANET PLAY VIDEO: ROBOTICS AND HUMANS TO MARS TOGETHER PLAY VIDEO: PREVIEW OF ENTRY, DESCENT AND LANDING PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PREVIEW OF CURIOSITY ROVER EXPLORING MARS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: A FLYOVER OF THE GALE CRATER LANDING SITE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NUCLEAR GENERATOR HOISTED TO ROVER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MARS SCIENCE LAB MOUNTED ATOP ATLAS 5 PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MOVING MSL TO ATLAS ROCKET HANGAR PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SPACECRAFT PLACED ABOARD TRANSPORTER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: APPLYING MISSION LOGOS ON THE FAIRING PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MSL ENCAPSULATED IN ROCKET'S NOSE CONE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: FINAL LOOK AT SPACECRAFT BEFORE SHROUDING PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: HEAT SHIELD INSTALLED ONTO SPACECRAFT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: BEAUTY SHOTS OF SPACECRAFT PACKED UP PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATTACHING THE RING-LIKE CRUISE STAGE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: PARACHUTE-EQUIPPED BACKSHELL INSTALLED PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SKYCRANE AND CURIOSITY MATED TOGETHER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TWO-HALVES OF ROCKET NOSE CONE ARRIVES PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE HOISTED ATOP ATLAS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: FINAL SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER ATTACHED PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: FIRST OF FOUR SOLID BOOSTERS MOUNTED PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: FIRST STAGE ERECTED ON MOBILE LAUNCHER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: STAGES DRIVEN FROM HARBOR TO THE ASOC PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROCKET ARRIVES ABOARD SEA-GOING VESSEL PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: STOWING ROVER'S INSTRUMENTED ROBOT ARM PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: DEPLOYING CURIOSITY'S SIX WHEELS ON EARTH PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MMRTG PUT BACK INTO STORAGE AT SPACEPORT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NUCLEAR GENERATOR FIT-CHECK ON THE ROVER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROVER'S NUCLEAR POWER SOURCE ARRIVES PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SPIN-TESTING THE RING-LIKE CRUISE STAGE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: UNCOVERING CURIOSITY ROVER IN CLEANROOM PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: UNVEILING THE ROCKET-POWERED SKYCRANE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: UNBOXING THE ROVER FROM SHIPPING CRATE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROVER HAULED FROM RUNWAY TO PHSF FACILITY PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: MARS ROVER ARRIVES AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: DESCENT WEIGHTS INSTALLED ON BACKSHELL PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SOLAR ARRAY PANELS ATTACHED TO CRUISE RING PLAY \| HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
Photo gallery: Atlas 5 rocket sets sail for Mars The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched the Mars Science Laboratory from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Saturday at 10:02 a.m. EST, sending Earth's Curiosity to explore the red planet. Check out this complete launch photo gallery taken by ULA's cameraman. IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

AV-029: Atlas 5-551 launches Juno

Juno spacecraft leaves Earth for journey to Jupiter United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket roared to life Friday and dispatched NASA's solar-powered Juno space probe on a five-year voyage to Jupiter, the first step in a $1.1 billion mission to look for clues about the origins of the solar system in the hidden heart of its largest planet. LAUNCH STORY JUNO PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: ULA PHOTO COLLECTION IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: CAMERA AT LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: AS SEEN FROM VAB ROOF IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLED TO THE PAD IMAGES: ATLAS POISED FOR LAUNCH NASA PRESS KIT (.pdf download) LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART ASCENT EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Get to know Juno's ride: The Atlas 5 rocket This rocket's family name has been launching robotic explorers throughout the solar system for nearly 50 years, revolutionizing mankind's knowledge about the planets and our place in the Universe. FULL STORY IMAGES: ATLAS FIRST STAGE STACKED IMAGES: THE FIRST SOLID MOTOR ADDED IMAGES: FIFTH AND FINAL SRB ATTACHED IMAGES: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE HOISTED IMAGES: JUNO SPACECRAFT ENCAPSULATED IMAGES: PAYLOAD MOUNTED ATOP THE ROCKET

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: EARTH-FACING ONBOARD ROCKET CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: UPWARD-FACING ONBOARD ROCKET CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: SRB SEPARATION IN NORMAL AND SLOW-MOTION PLAY VIDEO: NOSE CONE JETTISON IN NORMAL AND SLOW-MOTION PLAY VIDEO: STAGE SEPARATION AND CENTAUR FLYING AWAY PLAY VIDEO: THE FULL LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: JUNO'S PRE-LAUNCH CAMPAIGN PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ROCKET'S PRE-LAUNCH CAMPAIGN PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: VAB ROOF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: PATRICK AFB PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: BEACH TRACKER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: SOUTH OF THE PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: SHUTTLE PAD CAMERA PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: SHUTTLE WATER TOWER PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: EAST OF THE PAD PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY: COMPLEX 41 VIF PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLED OUT FOR LAUNCH PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF ROLLOUT FROM PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE OF ROLLOUT FROM VIF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LEARN ABOUT JUNO MISSION'S SCIENCE OBJECTIVES PLAY VIDEO: THE ATLAS/JUNO PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-022: Atlas 5-401 launches SBIRS GEO-1

Beginning a new generation of missile early-warning For the past four decades a band of orbiting sentinels has watched the world and sounded the alarm when enemy missiles take flight. Now, a new generation of advanced satellites that began launching Saturday will continue standing guard while also giving the U.S. military better insights into global hotspots. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! ULA'S HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: SHOTS FROM OUR PAD CAMERA IMAGES: BEACH VIEWS OF THE BLASTOFF IMAGES: PRESS SITE VIEW OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCH PANORAMAS: COMPLEX 41 AND THE ATLAS 5 IMAGES: ATLAS STANDS POISED FOR FLIGHT IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLED TO THE LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: SATELLITE READIED FOR LAUNCH LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

AV-027: Atlas 5-411 launches NROL-34

Primetime rocket launch lights up the West Coast A whirlwind of national security space launches over the past seven months using six rockets and four pads was completed successfully Thursday night when an Atlas 5 booster soared from California. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: MORE LIFTOFF PHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES: AIR FORCE PHOTO COLLECTION IMAGES: LAUNCH PAD TOWER ROLLBACK IMAGES: PRE-LAUNCH SHOTS FROM WEDNESDAY IMAGES: ROCKET ASSEMBLY PICTURES

AV-026: Atlas 5-501 launches second X-37B

Atlas rocket sends secret military shuttle to space Shot into orbit Saturday by a gleaming white and gold Atlas 5 rocket, the U.S. Air Force's second top secret X-37B spaceplane will push the boundaries of the craft's design and could stay in orbit longer than its predecessor. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: PRESS SITE'S LAUNCH VIEW IMAGES: X-37B READIED FOR FLIGHT IMAGES: ATLAS ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: STORM SPAWNS RAINBOW OVER PAD OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCH COVERAGE PLAY \| HI-DEF SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-025: Atlas 5-501 launches NROL-41

Atlas 5 rocket launches clandestine spacecraft Igniting a major surge of five national security space launches in the next few months, an Atlas 5 rocket soared away from America's western spaceport Monday night carrying a covert spy satellite. MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: ROCKET ASSEMBLY PICTURES IMAGES: A QUIET SUNDAY ON THE PAD IMAGES: MOBILE SERVICE GANTRY ROLLED BACK IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

AV-019: Atlas 5-531 launches AEHF 1

Rise and shine: Atlas 5 rocket soars at dawn A sophisticated satellite was launched into space Saturday to improve the preeminent path of communications between the president, military commanders and troops on the battlefield, ensuring a survivable line of contact even in hellish scenarios of nuclear warfare. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: THE VIEW FROM UP CLOSE IMAGES: PRESS SITE'S LAUNCH VIEW IMAGES: ATLAS ON THE PAD IMAGES: ROCKET'S ROLLOUT IMAGES: AEHF 1 SATELLITE THE ROCKET GROUND TRACK MAP LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE

AV-012: Atlas 5-501 launches X-37B

U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane circling Earth An Atlas 5 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral at sunset April 22 to propel into orbit the U.S. military's experimental X-37B spaceplane, the prototype for an unmanned reusable space shuttle. FULL STORY PREVIEW STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates! IMAGES: PAD CAMERAS SHOW SUNSET LAUNCH IMAGES: MORE LAUNCH PAD PHOTOS IMAGES: PRESS SITE'S LAUNCH VIEW IMAGES: COUNTDOWN DAY PICTURES IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE X-37B FACT SHEET (.pdf download) OLD PHOTOS OF ATLAS 5-501 ROCKET

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY 1 PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY 2 PLAY VIDEO: ROLLOUT TIME-LAPSE FROM EAST PLAY VIDEO: ROLLOUT TIME-LAPSE FROM WEST PLAY VIDEO: ROLLOUT TIME-LAPSE FROM CLOSE-UP PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-021: Atlas 5-401 launches SDO

Atlas launches solar probe with down-to-Earth purpose Greeted by blustery weather and deep blue skies, an Atlas 5 rocket soared into space February 11, successfully placing an $848 million satellite on track to probe the sun and unravel its fundamental effects on Earth and society. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PHOTOS: BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH GALLERY PHOTOS: LAUNCH PAD CAMERAS PHOTOS: PRESS SITE VIEW OF LAUNCH PHOTOS: ROCKET ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART ASCENT EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP VIDEO: SDO FOOTAGE ARCHIVE VIDEO: HIGH DEFINITION COVERAGE OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF! HI-DEF VIDEO: SPACEFLIGHT NOW'S VIEW OF THE LAUNCH HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: MOUND AT SPACE SHUTTLE PAD HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: SPOT WEST OF COMPLEX 41 HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: NORTH BEACH TRACKER HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: TOWER AT PAD 39AHI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: UCS 15 TRACKER HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: UCS 23 TRACKER HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: BANANA CREEK HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: PAD CAMERA SOUTH PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: PAD CAMERA EAST PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: PAD UMBILICALS PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: UCS 12 TRACKER PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VIF CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF THE LAUNCH PLAY VIDEO: WINDS SCRUB FIRST LAUNCH ATTEMPT PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NARRATED REVIEW OF SDO'S PREPARATIONS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: NARRATED REVIEW OF ROCKET'S PREPARATIONS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: MISSION SCIENCE BRIEFING PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-024: Atlas 5-431 launches Intelsat 14

Atlas 5 launches Intelsat communications satellite An international telecommunications satellite that will bridge the Atlantic with a broad reach to four continents was successfully hauled into orbit November 23 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket that completed its last purely commercial launch for the foreseeable future. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PHOTOS: LAUNCH PAD CAMERAS PHOTOS: PRESS SITE VIEW OF LAUNCH PHOTOS: READY FOR SECOND COUNTDOWN PHOTOS: THE FIRST ATTEMPT PHOTOS: ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD PHOTOS: NIGHTTIME SHOTS OF ROCKET LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCHES INTELSAT 14 PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-017: Atlas 5-401 launches DMSP F18

U.S. military's new weather satellite gets foggy sendoff An Atlas 5 rocket escaped the heavy blanket of fog smothering its launch pad Sunday morning and successfully powered to space to deploy a new global weather observatory for America's military. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE ROCKET'S GROUND TRACK

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCH DMSP F18 WEATHER SATELLITE PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-018: Atlas 5-401 launches PAN

Atlas rocket successfully launches its secret payload A mysterious spacecraft whose mission is cloaked in secrecy left Cape Canaveral atop the hard-to-miss roar of its Atlas 5 rocket and then revealed a major clue about itself while cruising above a satellite-tracking hobbyist a short time later. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH TIMELINE IMAGES: STUNNING PAD CAMERA SHOTS IMAGES: VIEW FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH IMAGES: LIFTOFF SEEN FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: PRE-LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: SECRET PAN MISSION BEGINS PLAY VIDEO: VIEW OF LAUNCH FROM NORTH OF COMPLEX 41 PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-020: Atlas 5-401 launches LRO/LCROSS

Rocket launch puts NASA on journey back to the Moon A robotic scout to reconnoiter the Moon like never before and a sleuth that will dig into a tantalizing mystery at the lunar south pole blasted off June 18 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH SUMMARY PICTURES: ATLAS 5 LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY PICTURES: SECOND BATCH OF LAUNCH SHOTS PICTURES: LAUNCH AS VIEWED FROM PRESS SITE PICTURES: ATLAS POISED FOR LAUNCH PICTURES: ROCKET ROLLS OUT TO PAD MOVIES: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO MOVIES: STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO

LRO: 21st century orbiter to map the Moon When the next generation of lunar astronauts step foot on the Moon in the years ahead, the definitive travel guide compiled by an instrument-laden spacecraft launching this week will detail the best and worst places to go and the risks the crews could face. LCROSS: A smashing way to answer watery question Are polar craters on the Moon, eternally dark places where sunlight hasn't been seen for billions of years, harboring natural reservoirs of water ice that could be farmed by future colonists? That's a question that NASA's audacious lunar impactor experiment plans to answer.

Moon-bound launch: Rocket cameras show the way Hitch a ride aboard the Atlas 5 rocket destined for the Moon with this dazzling footage provided by video cameras facing forward and aft. See the liftoff and ascent through the clouds, the first stage separate, the Centaur ignite and the payload shroud jettison. LRO AND LCROSS VIDEO JOIN SPACEFLIGHT NOW+PLUS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: THE FULL LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY VIDEO: SPECTACULAR ONBOARD VIDEO CAMERA FOOTAGE PLAY VIDEO: ONBOARD VIEW OF NOSE CONE JETTISON PLAY VIDEO: LRO AND LCROSS LAUNCH ABOARD ATLAS 5 ROCKET PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VIEW FROM SHUTTLE PAD PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: KSC PRESS SITE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: VERTICAL INTEGRATION FACILITY PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: CLOSEUP OF UMBILICALS PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: PAD CAMERA SOUTHSIDE PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: UCS 12 TRACKER PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAYS: LRO DEPLOYED PLAY VIDEO: COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH RECAP PLAY VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF THE LAUNCH SEQUENCE PLAY VIDEO: ROLLOUT OF ATLAS 5 ROCKET TO COMPLEX 41 PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: LRO AND LCROSS PRE-LAUNCH SCIENCE BRIEFING PLAY VIDEO: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER MISSION SUMMARY PLAY VIDEO: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER SCIENCE SUMMARY PLAY VIDEO: LCROSS MISSION SUMMARY PLAY VIDEO: LCROSS SCIENCE SUMMARY PLAY VIDEO: SATELLITES MOUNTED ABOARD ATLAS 5 ROCKET PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: LRO AND LCROSS ENCAPSULATED IN NOSE CONE PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: COUNTDOWN REHEARSAL FOR ATLAS 5 ROCKET PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: CENTAUR UPPER STAGE ADDED ATOP ATLAS PLAY \| HI-DEF VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET FIRST STAGE ERECTED PLAY \| HI-DEF MORE: LRO AND LCROSS VIDEO COVERAGE MORE: HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-016: Atlas 5-421 launches WGS 2

Atlas 5 rocket successfully launches military satellite It was a perfect Friday night flight for the Atlas 5 rocket, completing a military mission that put an advanced communications spacecraft into the sky to serve U.S. forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PHOTOS: LAUNCH IMAGE GALLERY PHOTOS: SECOND ROLLOUT TO PAD PHOTOS: THE FIRST ROLLOUT PHOTOS: LAUNCH PREPS LEAKY VALVE REPLACED PAYLOAD PREVIEW STORY

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCHES WITH WGS 2 PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH PREPARATIONS PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-014: Atlas 5-421 launches ICO G1

Atlas 5 rocket puts up mobile services satellite Thundering out of Cape Canaveral on its first commercial flight in two years and carrying its heaviest payload ever, an Atlas 5 rocket on April 14 successfully launched a mobile communications satellite to assist and entertain Americans on the go. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM PAD CAMERAS IMAGES: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: SUNDAY'S ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD IMAGES: ROCKET ASSEMBLY PHOTOS IMAGES: ICO G1 SATELLITE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 LAUNCHES ICO G1 AS SEEN FROM PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: SPECTATORS AT PRESS SITE VIEW THE LAUNCH PLAY VIDEO: WIDE VIEW OF LAUNCH PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-006: Atlas 5-411 launches NROL-28

Atlas 5 rocket launches from California for first time America's Atlas 5 rocket made its much-anticipated maiden mission from the West Coast on March 13, piercing ground-hugging clouds and fog that blanketed the launch pad to send a secretive spy satellite into orbit. FULL STORY LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: SERVICE TOWER ROLLBACK

AV-015: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-24

Atlas 5 lofts clandestine communications satellite Its thunderous departure out of Cape Canaveral on Monday afternoon was hard to miss, but the hush-hush ascent of the Atlas 5 rocket was wrapped in an unusual cloak of secrecy as the booster propelled high above Earth a classified spacecraft designed to communicate with spy satellites. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: OUR LAUNCH PAD CAMERAS IMAGES: MORE LAUNCH PHOTOS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: THE ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCHES ON NROL-24 MISSION PLAY VIDEO: OUR WIDESCREEN LAUNCH MOVIE FROM PRESS SITE PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-011: Atlas 5-421 launches WGS SV1

Military communications take 'quantum leap' An advanced communications satellite with as much capacity as the entire orbiting fleet of craft that it will help replace was successfully shot into orbit Wednesday night atop a 19-story Atlas 5 rocket. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER PREVIEW STORY IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: MORE LAUNCH PHOTOS IMAGES: ROLLOUT TO PAD IMAGES: MORE ROCKET PHOTOS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: LAUNCH SEEN FROM PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
We present four picturesque panoramas taken at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours before the Atlas 5 rocket was fueled and successfully launched to place a military communications satellite into orbit. PANORAMA 1 \| PANORAMA 2 \| PANORAMA 3 \| PANORAMA 4 PHOTO GALLERY \| LAUNCH STORY

AV-009: Atlas 5-401 launches NROL-30

Atlas 5 rocket experiences problem during launch The Atlas rocket program's spotless success record over the past 80 flights in 14 years was hit with a blemish June 15 while launching a classified U.S. national security satellite payload. MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: ATLAS 5 LIFTS OFF IMAGES: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM PRESS SITE IMAGES: SUNSET AFTER THE SCRUB IMAGES: EVENING VIEWS OF ATLAS 5 IMAGES: ROLLOUT TO THE PAD

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: WIDESCREEN LAUNCH VIEW FROM THE PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCHES ON NROL-30 MISSION PLAY VIDEO: FIRST LAUNCH ATTEMPT SCRUBBED PLAY VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE MOVIE OF ROLLOUT TO THE PAD PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-013: Atlas 5-401 launches STP 1

Cluster of military payloads launches on Atlas 5 rocket The Atlas 5 rocket's first flight for the U.S. Air Force launched Thursday night from Florida, on an unusually complex mission to deploy a flock of military research satellites into two different orbits. Read about the rocket's climb to orbit in our status center. MISSION STATUS CENTER - updates! IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY IMAGES: WEDNESDAY'S ROLLOUT TO PAD LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP PAYLOADS FACT SHEET

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: WIDESCREEN LAUNCH MOVIE FROM PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: THE ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH STP 1 PLAY VIDEO: NEWS BRIEFING ON THE STP 1 MISSION PAYLOADS PLAY VIDEO: WATCH THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLED TO LAUNCH PAD PLAY VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE MOVIE FROM WEDNESDAY'S ROLLOUT PLAY VIDEO: FOOTAGE FROM PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATIONS PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-008: Atlas 5-411 launches ASTRA 1KR

Atlas 5 rocket launches TV broadcast craft for Europe A Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket kept its appointment to launch a television broadcast satellite that will serve million of homes across Europe, successfully roaring off a Florida launch pad April 20 on the exact minute scheduled months in advance. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER IMAGES: ROLLOUT TO THE PAD IMAGES: LAUNCH MORNING VIEWS OF ATLAS 5 IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 BLASTS OFF WITH ASTRA 1KR PLAY \| LONGER VERSION VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM THE PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: ASTRA 1KR SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED FROM CENTAUR PLAY VIDEO: WATCH THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE VIEW OF ATLAS 5 ROLLING TO THE PAD PLAY VIDEO: ANIMATED PREVIEW OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCHING ASTRA 1KR PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-010: Atlas 5-551 launches New Horizons

Probe sets sail on voyage to the outer solar system A supercharged Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons probe roared to life and vaulted away from Earth January 19 on a three-billion-mile, nine-year voyage to the frigid edge of the solar system. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates IMAGES: LOCKHEED MARTIN (part 1) IMAGES: LOCKHEED MARTIN (part 2) IMAGES: SPACEFLIGHT NOW'S PHOTOS IMAGES: NASA'S LAUNCH PICTURES VIDEO COVERAGE

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: THE ATLAS 5 LAUNCH EXPERIENCE SMALL \| MEDIUM \| LARGE VIDEO: LAUNCH PAD BASE CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: FACING THE FLAME TRENCH PLAY VIDEO: CLOSE-UP OF BOOSTERS AT IGNITION PLAY VIDEO: CAMERA ON ATLAS 5 ASSEMBLY HANGAR PLAY VIDEO: ROOF OF SPACE SHUTTLE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING PLAY VIDEO: TRACKER MONITORS ENGINES DURING FLIGHT PLAY VIDEO: THE UCS 15 GROUND TRACKING CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: PLAYALINDA BEACH TRACKER FOLLOWS ROCKET PLAY VIDEO: TRACKER SHOWS THE VEHICLE'S ROLL PROGRAM PLAY VIDEO: VIEW FROM SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN CLOCK PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM THE PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO: ALL FIVE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS JETTISON PLAY VIDEO: NEW HORIZONS IS DEPLOYED FROM THIRD STAGE PLAY VIDEO: POST-FLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NASA LAUNCH MANAGER PLAY VIDEO: WATCH POST-LAUNCH NEWS BRIEFING DIAL-UP \| BROADBAND AUDIO: LISTEN TO THE NEWS CONFERENCE FOR iPOD SUBSCRIBE NOW
Pluto-bound probe rolls out to the pad on eve of launch A grand adventure to explore the outer frontier of the solar system was moved to the launch pad Monday morning for the final day of preparations leading to blastoff. FULL STORY IMAGES: LOCKHEED MARTIN'S ROLLOUT IMAGES: SPACEFLIGHT NOW PHOTOS IMAGES: NASA'S ROLLOUT PICTURES

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLS TO PAD WITH NEW HORIZONS PLAY VIDEO: TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF THE ROLLOUT PLAY SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-007: Atlas 5-401 launches Mars Orbiter

Sharp-eyed orbiter dispatched to Mars A Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket boosted NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter into space August 12, kicking off a $720 million mission to sniff out underground ice deposits, to map the red planet's geology with unprecedented clarity and to monitor its tenuous, dusty atmosphere in an ongoing scientific assault. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER VIDEO: FULL COVERAGE OF MRO

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: LAUNCH OF MARS ORBITER SHORT \| LONGER VERSION VIDEO: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM SHUTTLE VAB ROOF PLAY VIDEO: PLAYALINDA BEACH TRACKING CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: TRACKING CAMERA POSITIONED SOUTH OF PAD PLAY VIDEO: STATIC TEST ROAD VIEWING MOUND PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH COMPLEX'S EAST CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: LAUNCH COMPLEX'S SOUTH CAMERA PLAY VIDEO: VERTICAL INTEGRATION FACILITY ROOF-CAM PLAY VIDEO: POST-FLIGHT INTERVIEW NASA LAUNCH DIRECTOR PLAY VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE DIAL-UP \| BROADBAND VIDEO: THURSDAY'S LAUNCH ATTEMPT IS SCRUBBED PLAY VIDEO: ROCKET IS ROLLED TO PAD WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLAY VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH PREPS PLAY VIDEO: MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER PRE-LAUNCH PREPS PLAY VIDEO: NARRATED ATLAS 5 LAUNCH ANIMATION PLAY VIDEO: SCIENCE PREVIEW BRIEFING DIAL-UP \| BROADBAND 1 & 2 VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE DIAL-UP \| BROADBAND 1 & 2 SUBSCRIBE NOW
Pre-launch photo gallery This is a gallery of Lockheed Martin photos showing the Atlas 5 rocket's nighttime from the Vertical Integration Facility assembly building to the Complex 41 launch pad Wednesday night and daytime views of the vehicle during Thursday's post-scrub countdown recycle. PHOTO GALLERY

Mars launch photo gallery The first interplanetary Atlas 5 rocket was launched Friday from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 to propel NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on its seven-month voyage to the Red Planet. This is a gallery of photos showing the Lockheed Martin-built rocket's beautiful morning liftoff. PHOTO GALLERY

AV-004: Atlas 5-431 launches Inmarsat 4-F1

Atlas rocket family extends launch success record Riding the most powerful Atlas rocket in history, the world's heaviest commercial communications satellite is circling the Earth following Friday's fast and fiery blastoff from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH INMARSAT 4-F1 QT VIDEO: WATCH EXTENDED LENGTH LAUNCH MOVIE QT VIDEO: ONBOARD VIEW OF SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER SEPARATION QT VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM THE PRESS SITE QT VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION PREVIEW OF THIS LAUNCH QT VIDEO: OVERVIEW OF INMARSAT AND ITS NEWEST SATELLITE QT VIDEO: TECHNICAL BRIEFING ON THE INMARSAT 4-F1 SPACECRAFT QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Photo gallery: rocket rollout Riding atop a mobile launching platform, the Atlas 5 rocket is rolled from its assembly building to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 just hours before its planned liftoff time carrying the Inmarsat 4-F1 communications satellite payload. Although the launch attempt was later scrubbed, the rocket remained on the pad during the 24-hour postponement. ENTER PHOTO GALLERY

Photo gallery: Atlas 5 rocket launch for Inmarsat This collection of photographs taken from a variety of locales captures the successful launch of Lockheed Martin's fifth Atlas 5 rocket. The mission from Cape Canaveral placed the Inmarsat 4-F1 mobile communications satellite into Earth orbit. ENTER PHOTO GALLERY EARLIER PRE-LAUNCH GALLERY

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: SPACEFLIGHT NOW LAUNCH PAD CAMERA QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-206: Atlas 3B launches NRO craft

Last Atlas 3 rocket launches a pair of spy satellites While its liftoff was hidden by a dense blanket of fog draped over Cape Canaveral's Complex 36 Thursday morning, the last Lockheed Martin Atlas 3 rocket flew into the history books in fine style as it successfully launched two formation-flying spy satellites probably meant to track enemy ships at sea. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: FINAL ATLAS 3 ROCKET BLASTS OFF QT VIDEO: DRAMATIC ONBOARD CAMERA VIEW OF STAGING QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Atlas rocket workers say goodbye to Complex 36 After heart-felt speeches and toasts to say goodbye to the launch site that Atlas-Centaur rockets have called their Cape Canaveral home since the 1960s, the spotlights shining on Complex 36 were turned off in a ceremony following's Thursday's liftoff. FULL STORY FALCON ROCKETS TO USE COMPLEX 36

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: FAREWELL CEREMONY TO COMPLEX 36 DIAL-UP \| BROADBAND AUDIO: FAREWELL CEREMONY TO COMPLEX 36 FOR IPOD SUBSCRIBE NOW
Photo gallery: Final launch for Atlas 3 rocket This collection of pictures from last week's successful Lockheed Martin Atlas 3 rocket launch covers retraction of the mobile service tower, the foggy blastoff from Cape Canaveral and the post-liftoff ceremony inside the Complex 36 blockhouse. ENTER GALLERY

AV-005: Atlas 5-521 launches AMC-16

Atlas 5 rocket completes another successful launch Call it the ultimate whirlwind experience in the rocket business. In the span of 12 hours, Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket went to the launch pad, took on its fuel, persevered through a couple of technical bugs, roared off the planet on 31 million horsepower and was rewarded with another success as it deployed a commercial satellite cargo into orbit. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER ATLAS 5 PHOTO GALLERIES AV-005: THURSDAY EVENING'S ROLLOUT AV-001: INAUGURAL ROCKET ROLLS TO PAD AV-001: DEBUT LAUNCH IN AUG. 2002 AV-002: ROLLOUT OF SECOND ROCKET AV-002: LAUNCH OF GREEK SPACECRAFT AV-003: THIRD ROLLOUT UNVEILS 500-SERIES AV-003: RAINBOW 1 TV SATELLITE LAUNCHED

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: 6-MINUTE CLIP OF THE ATLAS 5 LAUNCH WITH AMC-16 QT VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM THE COMPLEX 39 PRESS SITE QT VIDEO: AMC-16 SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED FROM THE ROCKET QT VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET IS ROLLED TO THE LAUNCH PAD QT VIDEO: THURSDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION PREVIEW OF THIS LAUNCH QT VIDEO: OVERVIEW OF THE AMERICOM 16 SPACECRAFT QT VIDEO: SIX-MINUTE MOVIE OF INAUGURAL ATLAS 5 LAUNCH QT 360 PANORAMA: ATLAS 5 ROCKET ON THE LAUNCH PAD QT VIDEO: SECOND ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCHES GREEK HELLAS SAT QT VIDEO: ONBOARD CAMERAS INCLUDED ON THIRD ATLAS 5 QT INDEX: FULL LISTING OF VIDEO FROM FIRST MISSION SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-167: Atlas 2AS launches NRO craft

Atlas 2 rocket retires with remarkable record Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2 family of boosters rocketed into retirement August 31, placing a classified U.S. national security satellite into space following a sunset sendoff from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: FINAL ATLAS 2AS ROCKET BLASTS OFF QT VIDEO: NRO PAYLOAD IS DEPLOYED FROM CENTAUR UPPER STAGE QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Launch team salutes Cape's pad 36A after final liftoff It was the starting point for dozens of commercial communications satellites, military spacecraft and pioneering space probes, including the first man-made object to journey outside our solar system. But after 42 years of Atlas rocket launches, pad 36A saw its final blastoff August 31. FULL STORY

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: LAUNCH TEAM SALUTES PAD 36A AFTER ITS LAST LAUNCH QT VIDEO: WEATHER SCRUBS MONDAY'S COUNTDOWN QT VIDEO: PREVIEW THIS ATLAS LAUNCH WITH NARRATED ANIMATION QT VIDEO: SUNDAY'S COUNTDOWN IS HALTED AT T-90 SECONDS QT VIDEO: SATURDAY'S COUNTDOWN IS SCRUBBED QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-166: Atlas 2AS launches AMC-11

Next-to-last Atlas 2AS rocket lofts TV satellite With its retirement looming on the horizon, Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2AS rocket kept its flawless success record alive and well May 19 with the launch of a broadcasting satellite that will aid the expansion of high-definition TV programming across the United States. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS 2AS ROCKET LAUNCHES AMC-11 QT VIDEO: CAMERA ON LAUNCH PAD TOWER PROVIDES DRAMATIC VIEW QT VIDEO: PAYLOAD IS SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED FROM UPPER STAGE QT VIDEO: OFFICIALS MAKE CELEBRATORY SPEECHES AFTER LAUNCH QT VIDEO: SATELLITE AND ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITIES QT VIDEO: WATCH TUESDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT VIDEO: NARRATED ATLAS/AMC-11 LAUNCH PREVIEW QT VIDEO: LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AMC-11 SATELLITE QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Photo gallery: Mobile Service Tower rollback This collection of images shows the retraction of launch pad 36B's mobile service tower from around the Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket during Wednesday's countdown. OPEN GALLERY

Photo gallery: Launch of Atlas 2AS rocket Wednesday's spectacular late afternoon liftoff of Lockheed Martin's next-to-last Atlas 2AS rocket from Cape Canaveral is captured in this gallery of photos. OPEN GALLERY

AC-163: Atlas 2AS launches Superbird 6

Japanese Superbird soars to space atop Atlas launcher Blessed with perfect weather for a space shot and a smooth-as-silk countdown, a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket blasted off April 15 to deliver a Japanese communications satellite into a record-setting high orbit designed to economize the payload's precious fuel supply. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH PHOTOS

Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCHES SUPERBIRD 6 QT VIDEO: PAYLOAD IS SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED FROM UPPER STAGE QT VIDEO: OFFICIALS MAKE CELEBRATORY SPEECHES AFTER LAUNCH QT VIDEO: NARRATED ATLAS/SUPERBIRD LAUNCH PREVIEW QT VIDEO: ANIMATION OF SUPERBIRD 6 DEPLOYED IN ORBIT QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-202: Atlas 3A launches MBSAT

Mobile communications satellite launched for Asia Lockheed Martin's Atlas 3 rocket put on a late-night sky show Saturday, ripping a fiery trail to space to deploy the Mobile Broadcasting Satellite that will transmit video, music and news to the palm of your hand. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER TIME-LAPSE PHOTO OF LAUNCH

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 3A ROCKET LIFTS OFF WITH MBSAT QT VIDEO: THE LAUNCH AS SEEN THROUGH T+5 MINUTES QT VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION OF THE LAUNCH SEQUENCE QT VIDEO: OVERVIEW OF MBSAT SPACECRAFT AND MISSION QT VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH COMMENTS FROM MANAGERS QT ADDITIONAL VIDEO COVERAGE SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-165: Atlas 2AS launches AMC-10

American TV watchers to reap benefits of launch Starting this spring when U.S. cable television viewers flip on the Discovery Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon or Showtime, they will be watching the channels via a broadcasting satellite successfully launched into space February 5 from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: 6-MINUTE CLIP OF ATLAS LAUNCHING AMC-10 QT VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH COMMENTS FROM MANAGERS QT VIDEO: OVERVIEW OF THE AMC-10 CABLE TV SATELLITE QT VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION PREVIEW OF THIS LAUNCH QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-203: Atlas 3B launches UHF F11

Atlas rocket launches on Centennial of Flight A century after man made the first powered flight -- the Wright brothers' historic achievement that set in motion the realization of aviation and spaceflight dreams -- an American rocket with a Russian-made engine soared successfully December 17 to put a communications satellite high above Earth. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: THE LAUNCH AS SEEN THROUGH T+PLUS 5 MINUTES QT VIDEO: AN OVERVIEW OF UHF FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE PROGRAM QT VIDEO: NARRATED ANIMATION PREVIEW OF THIS LAUNCH QT VIDEO: ANIMATION OF UHF F11 SATELLITE IN SPACE QT VIDEO: LOOK BACK AT PAST ATLAS LAUNCHES OF UHF CRAFT QT VIDEO: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH AT KITTY HAWK QT VIDEO: SPACE STATION CREW MARKS CENTENNIAL QT ADDITIONAL VIDEO COVERAGE SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-164: Atlas 2AS launches NRO craft

Atlas rocket successfully soars on secret mission A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket carried out a clandestine mission in the predawn darkness December 2, deploying into space what is believed to be a package of ocean surveillance satellites to aid the U.S. government track suspicious ships in the global fight against terrorism. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET LIFTS OFF TUESDAY AS SEEN LIVE QT VIDEO: REPLAY OF LAUNCH WITH NATURAL SOUND OF IGNITION QT VIDEO: CLOSE VIEW OF SLC-3E PAD AS ATLAS LIFTS OFF QT VIDEO: ANOTHER VIEW SHOWS ROCKET'S ASCENT INTO NIGHT SKY QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Observers track secret satellites launched Tuesday Serving as space-age sleuths tracking spy satellites high above Earth, a band of sky-watchers scattered around the globe are offering their insights into a clandestine cargo launched Tuesday atop an Atlas rocket from California. FULL STORY

Photo gallery: Atlas launch revisited This new collection of images shows the December 2 blastoff of the Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket carrying a classified cargo from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The gallery follows the first minutes of flight as seen from still and video cameras. ENTER GALLERY OUR ARCHIVE OF ATLAS COVERAGE

AV-003: Atlas 5-521 launches Rainbow 1

Enhanced version of Atlas 5 rocket debuts successfully The largest and most powerful Atlas rocket in history rushed off its Cape Canaveral pad on a river of golden flame July 17 to expand Lockheed Martin's launcher family. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: 5 1/2-MINUTE CLIP OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCHING RAINBOW 1 QT VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY FROM CAMERA ON VIF ASSEMBLY BUILDING QT VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER AT IGNITION QT VIDEO: REPLAY FROM ATLAS SPACEFLIGHT OPERATIONS CENTER QT VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROLLS OUT OF ASSEMBLY BUILDING THURSDAY QT VIDEO: THE ROCKET ARRIVES ON COMPLEX 41 LAUNCH PAD QT VIDEO: WATCH ENTIRE 41-MINUTE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
Movies from Atlas 5 tour Lockheed Martin hosted an extraordinary tour for media representatives in mid-July, giving the reporters an upclose look at the fully assembled Atlas 5 rocket inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41. The rocket's new nose cone and solid rocket boosters were of particular interest since they will be flying for the first time on this launch.

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: VIEWS OF THE AEROJET-MADE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS QT VIDEO: FOOTAGE OF THE CONTRAVES-BUILT PAYLOAD FAIRING QT VIDEO: TECHNICIAN CLIMBS INTO THE FAIRING FOR WORK QT VIDEO: ATLAS 5 AND SPACE SHUTTLE PADS FROM ATOP THE VIF QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-002: Atlas 5-401 launches Hellas Sat

First Greek satellite launch performed by Atlas 5 rocket The May 13 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral wasn't your every day satellite delivery mission. Sure, it had that unmistakable crackling roar and golden tail of fire. But the successful second flight of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket began with a history-making accomplishment and ended with Greece achieving its first presence in space. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER ATLAS 5 VIDEO COLLECTION

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROLLS TO THE PAD FOR LAUNCH QT VIDEO: SHORT VERSION OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCH MOVIE QT VIDEO: LONGER VERSION OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCHING HELLAS SAT QT VIDEO: OUR LAUNCH FOOTAGE FROM THE CAPE PRESS SITE QT VIDEO: VAPOR CLOUD APPEARS IN THE SKY BEHIND ROCKET QT VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH SPEECHES DECLARE MISSION SUCCESS QT VIDEO: ROLLOUT TO THE PAD FOR FIRST ATTEMPT QT VIDEO: A PREVIEW OF THE ATLAS 5 LAUNCHING HELLAS SAT QT AUDIO: 54-MINUTE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-205: Atlas 3B launches AsiaSat 4

Atlas 3 rocket gives Asian satellite ride to orbit An Asian telecommunications spacecraft that will cover over 40 countries from the Middle East to New Zealand was successfully launched April 11 by a Lockheed Martin Atlas 3B rocket from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: 3 1/2-MINUTE MOVIE OF ATLAS 3 LAUNCHING ASIASAT 4 QT VIDEO: NARRATED PREVIEW OF THIS LAUNCH QT VIDEO: WATCH THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT VIDEO: REPLAY OF LAST YEAR'S MAIDEN ATLAS 3B LAUNCH QT VIDEO: ATLAS 3B ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH PROCESSING QT SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-144: Atlas 2A launches TDRS-J

NASA communications relay craft rides Atlas into space Blasted into orbit December 4 by Lockheed Martin's final Atlas 2A booster, an advanced replacement satellite is en route to join NASA's flotilla of communications spacecraft designed to relay Hubble's dazzling views of the cosmos, link astronauts and mission control and track launching rockets. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE TDRS-J FACT SHEET

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 2A ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH TDRS-J QT or RV VIDEO: CLOSE UP VIEW OF MAIN ENGINE IGNITION QT or RV VIDEO: VIEW OF LAUNCH FROM THE PRESS SITE QT or RV VIDEO: PLAYALINDA BEACH CAMERA ANGLE QT or RV VIDEO: ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE LIFTOFF QT or RV VIDEO: CAMERA LOCATED IN CAPE INDUSTRIAL AREA QT or RV VIDEO: POWERFUL TRACKING CAMERA FOLLOWS ROCKET QT or RV VIDEO: MOBILE SERVICE TOWER ROLLED BACK FOR LAUNCH QT or RV VIDEO: WATCH ENTIRE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT or RV SUBSCRIBE NOW
AC-159: Atlas 2AS launches Hispasat 1D

Spanish satellite soars aboard Atlas 2AS rocket Like clockwork, a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket blasted off on schedule September 18, toting a Spanish telecommunications satellite high above Earth to rack up another successful launch. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 2AS LAUNCHES HISPASAT 1D QT or RV VIDEO: OFFICIALS MAKE POST-LAUNCH COMMENTS QT or RV VIDEO: AC-159 TOWER ROLLBACK QT or RV SUBSCRIBE NOW
AV-001: Maiden voyage of Atlas 5

Next-generation Atlas 5 sailed 'perfect' first voyage Riding a tongue of golden flame from its Russian-made engine, Lockheed Martin's first Atlas 5 booster sailed into space August 21 to successfully open a new chapter for America's rocket industry. FULL COVERAGE

AC-143: Atlas 2A launches TDRS-I

Atlas 2A rocket launches NASA data relay satellite An advanced communications satellite built to keep NASA's orbiting data relay network working for years to come was successfully hauled into space March 8 aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE GROUND TRACK MAP TDRS-I FACT SHEET

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: 2 1/2-MINUTE MOVIE OF THE LAUNCH QT or RV VIDEO: REMARKABLE SCENES OF ROCKET STAGING QT or RV VIDEO: REPLAY OF VIEW FROM CAPE INDUSTRIAL AREA QT or RV VIDEO: VIEW OF UMBILICALS PULLING AWAY AT LIFTOFF QT or RV VIDEO: POWERFUL TRACKING CAMERA FOLLOWS ROCKET QT or RV VIDEO: PICTURESQUE CAMERA ANGLE OF LIFTOFF QT or RV VIDEO: CAPE PRESS SITE VIEW OF THE LAUNCH QT or RV VIDEO: MOBILE TOWER ROLLED AWAY FROM ROCKET QT or RV VIDEO: THURSDAY'S PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT or RV VIDEO: ATLAS 2A PRE-LAUNCH PREPARATIONS QT or RV VIDEO: TDRS-I PRE-LAUNCH PREPARATIONS QT or RV VIDEO: NASA PROJECT MANAGER SPEAKS ON TDRS QT or RV VIDEO: BOEING MANAGER SPEAKS ON TDRS QT or RV
AC-204: Atlas 3B launches EchoStar 7

Lockheed Martin Atlas 3B rocket has successful debut After more than 40 years of flights using numerous reincarnations, the evolution of the American Atlas rocket took another step February 21 with the successful maiden launch of the largest and most powerful version of the storied booster - the Atlas 3B. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: 3 1/2 MINUTE REPLAY OF ATLAS 3B LAUNCH QT or RV VIDEO: OFFICIALS DECLARE LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL QT or RV AUDIO: LISTEN TO ENTIRE POST-LAUNCH NEWS BRIEFING QT or RV VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH PROCESSING QT or RV VIDEO: ECHOSTAR 7 PRE-LAUNCH PROCESSING QT or RV
AC-162: Atlas 2AS launches NRO craft

Atlas 2AS rocket propels top-secret cargo into orbit While America strikes back against terrorism half-way around the world, a surge of three previously-planned U.S. national security satellite launches in one month's time was completed successfully October 10 as a Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket soared into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER DETAILED LAUNCH TIMELINE LAUNCH GROUND TRACK ROCKET FACT SHEET

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: LAUNCH TEAM POLLED FOR FINAL "GO" QT or RV VIDEO: ATLAS BLASTS OFF FROM CAPE CANAVERAL QT or RV VIDEO: THIS ATLAS ROCKET NICKNAMED "AQUILA" QT or RV VIDEO: PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED QT or RV MORE: COMPLETE SFN+ VIDEO INDEX
AC-160: Atlas 2AS launches NRO craft

Clandestine cargo carried into space by Atlas rocket A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket lumbered off its foggy launch pad September 8 carrying its heaviest cargo ever, a hush-hush spy satellite payload that observers suspect will eavesdrop on enemy ships sailing across the vast oceans of planet Earth. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY LAUNCH GROUND TRACK MAP ATLAS 2AS FACT SHEET

Video coverage for subscribers only: VIDEO: ATLAS 2AS ROCKET LIFTS OFF QT or RV VIDEO: DRAMATIC AERIAL VIEW OF LAUNCH QT or RV VIDEO: LAUNCH REPLAY SHOWS SLOW MOVING ROCKET QT or RV VIDEO: LAUNCH COMPLEX VIEW OF LIFTOFF QT or RV VIDEO: PRE-LAUNCH PROCESSING FOOTAGE QT or RV MORE: COMPLETE SFN+ VIDEO INDEX
AC-142: Atlas 2A launches GOES-M

Atlas rocket launches U.S. weather satellite A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on July 23 and placed the GOES-M weather satellite into the proper orbit. MISSION STATUS CENTER - from the Cape LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE INTERACTIVE FLIGHT PROFILE

AC-156: Atlas 2AS launches ICO F-2

Atlas launches foundation of ICO satellite system The orbital assembly of a new wireless telephone and data relay satellite network began on June 19 when a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket successfully launched the cornerstone spacecraft for the ICO system. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

AC-157: Atlas 2AS launches NRO craft

Atlas rocket launches classified cargo A satellite cargo hidden in a veil of secrecy was successfully transported into space by a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket on December 5 during a widely watched launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET LIFTS OFF

AC-140: Atlas 2A launches DSCS B11

Atlas rocket delivers U.S. government satellite aloft A $200 million satellite that will relay sensitive U.S. national security communications between the president, military and diplomats was rocketed into orbit October 19 by a Lockheed Martin Atlas booster. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER VIDEO: ATLAS ROCKET LIFTS OFF VIDEO: BOOSTER PACKAGE SEPARATION

AC-161: Atlas 2AS launches EchoStar 6

EchoStar 6 TV satellite delivered to orbit by Atlas Lockheed Martin's commercial Atlas rocket fleet kept its long-running success streak unblemished July 14 by lofting into space the most powerful direct broadcasting satellite. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH VIDEO (314k file)

AC-139: Atlas 2A launches TDRS-H

Updated NASA tracking satellite launched into space A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket soared into the Central Florida morning sky June 30 on a $395 million mission to fortify NASA's communications relay link between Earth and space. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

AC-201: Inaugural Atlas 3A rocket

First Atlas 3 gives Lockheed Martin 'exhilarating' ride Lockheed Martin officials were still savoring the sweet thrill of success on Thursday, May 25, one day after the Atlas 3 rocket flew a perfect inaugural flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. FULL STORY

Atlas 3 rocket achieves success in debut launch A rocket born of American and Russian space technology sailed smoothly through its maiden voyage on May 24, bucking the recent trend of misfortune during inaugural launches. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER VIDEO: ATLAS 3 ROCKET LIFTS OFF VIDEO: EXTERNAL ROCKETCAM VIEW VIDEO: ROCKETCAM SHOWS ATLAS SEP VIDEO: CENTAUR VIEW OF STAGING LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

Atlas 3 rocket poised to fly historic maiden voyage American and Russian technology once poised to annihilate the enemy country will come together for a peaceful and historic marriage at Cape Canaveral when Lockheed Martin launches the first Atlas 3 rocket. FULL STORY INSIDE THE COMPLEX 36 BLOCKHOUSE

AC-137: Atlas 2A launches GOES-L

U.S. has a new weather satellite circling Earth The United States launched its newest weather-watching satellite on May 3 to ensure forecasters have accurate information during this summer's predicted active hurricane season. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH VIDEO (311k QuickTime file)

Critical new U.S. weather satellite ready for launch A sophisticated eye-in-the-sky weather satellite is awaiting a predawn launch into space on May 3 to serve as reinforcement for the United States. A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket will loft the GOES-L satellite from Cape Canaveral. FULL STORY

AC-158: Atlas 2AS launches Hispasat 1C

Spanish satellite rides Atlas rocket into Earth orbit Neither the weather nor a minor technical problem could spoil the February 3 launch of a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket carrying the Spanish Hispasat 1C communications satellite. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

AC-138: Atlas 2A launches DSCS-B8

Atlas soars into 2000 A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2A rocket streaked into the Florida night sky on January 20, hurling a U.S. Air Force satellite into orbit to relay communications between military commanders and troops around the globe. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER

AC-141: Atlas 2AS launches Terra

Atlas rocket launches NASA's Terra satellite The first Atlas-Centaur rocket to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was a success on December 18. The Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS vehicle placed NASA's Terra environmental research satellite into near-polar orbit. MISSION STATUS CENTER LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY LAUNCH VIDEO (496k QuickTime file)

Terra to lead the way in NASA's Earth research NASA plans to launch Terra on Thursday, the "flagship" to the Earth Observing System series of satellites. EOS is part of a precedent setting program designed to provide daily information on the health of the planet. FULL STORY