LC-41 – Spaceflight Now

OSIRIS-REx launch as seen from NASA Press Site

September 8, 2016

The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample retrieval mission atop an Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from launch complex 41, as seen by our camera at the NASA Kennedy Space Center press site.

Video: Atlas 5 GPS 2F-8 Launch Highlights

October 30, 2014

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.

50th Atlas 5 rocket puts up new GPS satellite

October 29, 2014

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.

Atlas 5 rocket rolled to Cape Canaveral launch pad

October 28, 2014

An Atlas 5 rocket has been rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for blastoff to deploy a replacement satellite to strengthen the Global Positioning System for U.S. military forces and the worldwide economy.

Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellites

October 25, 2014

Launching new Global Positioning System navigation satellites at a rate not seen in 21 years, this year’s fourth such deployment is coming up at midday Wednesday, Oct. 29 by an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral.