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Preview: Atlas 5 rocket goes for its third launch of October

October 26, 2015 Justin Ray

The penultimate satellite in the current generation of Global Positioning System spacecraft will be deployed Friday, capping a hectic four weeks with three launches from two coasts for the Atlas 5 rocket fleet.

Intel-gathering spacecraft launch on Atlas 5 scheduled for Thursday

October 6, 2015 Justin Ray

Poised for its one and only satellite launch of the year, the National Reconnaissance Office will conduct a hush-hush flight Thursday using a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from California.

Stats: ULA to mark milestone in powering payloads to space

October 1, 2015 Justin Ray

United Launch Alliance, the incumbent leader in U.S. rocketry, goes for its 100th flight Friday, a milestone nine years in the making after eclectic missions to Mars, the moon and Jupiter, and deployments of commercial, military and reconnaissance spacecraft.

Preview: Mexican communications reform counting on Atlas 5 rocket

September 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Desperately needing a successful deployment to modernize the communications infrastructure for its citizens, Mexico is counting on the Atlas 5 rocket to safely launch a new satellite Friday.

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.

Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage Wednesday

July 19, 2015 Justin Ray

Using a new, uprated main engine for the first time on a rocket of its kind, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Medium+ vehicle will soar into space Wednesday night carrying a $566 million Air Force communications satellite.

Preview: New GPS navigation satellite heads into space this week

July 12, 2015 Justin Ray

The Global Positioning System, its precision navigation and timing services made possible by the U.S. Air Force and provided free-of-charge to the planet’s civilian population, is a marvel of the modern world, and the orbiting network will receive a fresh satellite Wednesday.