Atlas 5

Atlas 5 rocket travels to launch pad for Wednesday flight

August 31, 2015 Justin Ray

Delivering two-and-a-half million pounds of ground-shaking thrust at takeoff, more than any rocket flying from Cape Canaveral these days, the mighty vehicle was rolled from its assembly building to the launch pad Monday for Wednesday’s early morning blastoff.

Atlas/MUOS 4 launch timeline

August 30, 2015 Justin Ray

This is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in launching the Mobile User Objective System satellite No. 4 on Wednesday at 5:59 a.m. EDT.

Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch

August 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday have been interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, an unpredictable cyclone with its sights on Florida.

Preview: Launch to complete Navy satellite fleet’s reach

August 28, 2015 Justin Ray

Likened to raising a cellular tower 22,300 miles high, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will put the Navy’s fourth mobile communications satellite into space to expands the rugged smartphone system to global coverage.

Tropical weather threatens Monday’s scheduled Atlas 5 launch

August 28, 2015 Justin Ray

Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday could be interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, expected to strengthen into a hurricane, as the cyclone puts its sights on Florida.

Photos: Navy satellite joins Atlas booster rocket for launch

August 24, 2015 Justin Ray

This photo gallery shows the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System communications satellite, already encapsulated in the 18-foot-diameter nose cone, being lifted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur rocket last week at the Vertical Integration Facility.

Atlas 5 rocket travels to launch pad for Wednesday flight

Atlas/MUOS 4 launch timeline

Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch

Preview: Launch to complete Navy satellite fleet’s reach

Tropical weather threatens Monday’s scheduled Atlas 5 launch

Photos: Navy satellite joins Atlas booster rocket for launch

Heavy cargo mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for upcoming launch

Photos: Navy satellite wrapped up in Atlas rocket nose cone

Second launch deal inked between Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter