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ULA, Space Force target Monday launch of Atlas V carrying defense satellite
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SBIRS uses infrared surveillance to provide early missile warning for the U.S. military and is considered one of the nation s highest priority space programs.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - United Launch Alliance and the U.S. Space Force are targeting next Monday for the launch of an Atlas V rocket.
The Atlas V will launch the fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite for the U.S. Space Force and Space and Missile Systems Center next Monday at 1:35 p.m. EDT (1735 UTC) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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The Boeing Starliner crew module is hoisted across the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021, to be mated with the service module. Credit: Boeing/John Proferes
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United Launch Alliance Modifies Launch Pad and Facilities in Advance of First Vulcan Centaur Launch This Year
Team Test Drives New Launch Platform from Processing Facility to Pad
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ United Launch Alliance (ULA) has modified Space Launch Complex-41 and the processing facilities in support of Vulcan Centaur s inaugural launch later this year. The multi-year project to prepare for the larger and more capable launch vehicle culminated in the new mobile launch platform being rolled to the launch pad for final testing. Reaching this major milestone required years of hard work and dedication by the entire team to ensure we completed the massive amount of work needed to get the launch pad and facilities ready for a Vulcan Centaur launch, said Tory Bruno, ULA s president and CEO. I am so proud of the team and we are very excited as we count down to Vulcan Centau