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VideoAtlas 5 launch timeline on the AEHF 5 mission
A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite from Cape Canaveral. This timeline shows the major mission events planned over a nearly six-hour flight to an optimized geostationary transfer orbit.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket rolls out to launch pad 41
Set to fly in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad Tuesday in preparation for a planned blastoff two days later with a U.S. military communications satellite.
Photos: AEHF 5 satellite encapsulated for launch
The U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, designed for secure, jam-resistant communications, is set for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. These photos show the AEHF 5 satellite during encapsulation inside the Atlas 5's payload shroud.
Video: Atlas 5 rolls out to launch pad with the Air Force’s AEHF 5 comsat (members only)
Spaceflight Now Members can watch a time-lapse replay of the Atlas 5 rocket's rollout to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station before the launch of the U.S. Air Force's AEHF 5 communications satellite.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral launched an Atlas 5 rocket at 6:13 a.m. EDT (1013 GMT) Thursday with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite. The AEHF 5 satellite will join a network of geostationary relay stations providing secure, jam-resistant video, voice and data links for the U.S. military.
Air Force’s Cape Canaveral commander excited for two launches in less than 36 hours
U.S. Air Force officials signed off Monday on a plan for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, rivals in the launch services market, to fire off Falcon 9 and Atlas 5 rockets from neighboring launch pads at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday evening and Thursday morning.
Two launches on tap from Florida’s Space Coast this week
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday evening, clearing the way for a delayed liftoff with the Israeli-owned Amos 17 commercial communications satellite as soon as Tuesday, assuming SpaceX can work its way into a busy schedule before a previously-planned Atlas 5 launch this week on the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Range.
VideoMars 2020 rover on track for launch next July
The launch of NASA's Mars 2020 rover is less than a year away, and the steady pace of work inside the craft's pristine assembly hall in California is keeping the mission on schedule for liftoff from Cape Canaveral next July, despite growing costs, according to mission managers.
ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to August
United Launch Alliance is pushing back its next Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral until no earlier than Aug. 8, allowing time for engineers to ensure an unspecified anomaly during component testing at a supplier will have no impact on the Atlas 5's mission to place a U.S. Air Force communications satellite into orbit.
Next Atlas 5 launch delayed by battery failure
The next launch of United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite, previously scheduled for Thursday, has been delayed to no earlier than July 12 to replace a failed battery on the vehicle.