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ULA to loft Space Force missile tracking satellite in first Atlas V launch of 2021 May 17, 2021 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 is at Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its mission to loft a new Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) military reconnaissance satellite into Geostationary transfer orbit. Liftoff of SBIRS GEO-5 is scheduled for 17:35 UTC (13:35 EDT) on Monday, 17 May. The flight will mark the first 2021 launch of ULA’s Atlas V rocket and the second launch made by the company this year following the April launch of NROL-82 which utilized a Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. The Atlas V is configured in the 421 variant, meaning it utilizes a 4 meter diameter fairing, two solid rocket boosters and single engine centaur upper stage.

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