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Atlas 5/SBIRS GEO Flight 4 launch timeline
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral with the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite for U.S. military infrared reconnaissance.
Watch a replay of the Delta 4 NROL-47 launch
Watch a replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, hauling into orbit a new eye in the sky for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Signals intelligence gatherer successfully launched by powerful Atlas 5 rocket
A signals intercepter for the U.S. spy satellite agency was successfully launched into a high orbit over the top of the world by an Atlas 5 rocket on Saturday night.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:49:51 a.m. local time (12:49:51 p.m. EST; 1749:51 today to deploy a covert U.S. national security payload. Follow the ascent in our live journal.
EchoStar 19 launch seen from KSC Press Site
Watch an Atlas 5 rocket launch the EchoStar 19 satellite on December 19, 2016. This view was captured by Spaceflight Now's camera at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center Press Site.
NROL-61 satellite launched Thursday spotted in space by sky-watchers
Sky-watchers with a passion for looking up and tracking satellites with remarkable precision have made quick work of locating the spacecraft launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Thursday.
Atlas/Cygnus pre-launch news conference
Watch the pre-launch news conference held Monday, March 21 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to preview liftoff of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus cargo ship aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the International Space Station.
Cygnus OA-6: What’s onboard?
Watch the briefing to learn what is aboard the Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-6 resupply freighter launching to the International Space Station on March 22 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-5 rocket.
VideoVideo: Atlas 5 GPS 2F-8 Launch Highlights
Video highlights of the 50th Atlas 5 flight. The United Launch Alliance rocket carried the eighth Global Positioning System (GPS 2F-8) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with navigation satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:21 p.m. EDT (1721 GMT) with a satellite to replenish the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System navigation network.