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Atlas V

Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas rocket family. It was originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing. Each Atlas V rocket consists of two main stages.

The first stage is powered by a Russian RD-180 engine manufactured by RD Amross and burning kerosene and liquid oxygen. The Centaur upper stage is powered by one or two United States RL10 engine(s) manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne and burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. AJ-60A strap-on solid rocket boosters (SRBs) have been used in some configurations, but are being phased out in favor of GEM-63 SRBs.

Missions: 99
Successes: 98
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 89
Success Rate: 99.5%
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Configurations

Atlas V 401
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $109.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 3,826 kN
Payload to LEO: 9,797 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,750 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m
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Atlas V 411
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $115.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,489 kN
Payload to LEO: 12,030 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,950 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 1
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m
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Atlas V 421
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $123.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,152 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,600 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,890 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m
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Atlas V 431
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $130.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 8,815 kN
Payload to LEO: 15,260 kg
Payload to GTO: 7,700 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 59.1 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m
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Atlas V 501
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $120.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 3,826 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,210 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,780 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V 511
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $130.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,489 kN
Payload to LEO: 11,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,250 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 1
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V 521
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $135.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,152 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,480 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V 531
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $140.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 8,815 kN
Payload to LEO: 15,530 kg
Payload to GTO: 7,450 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V 541
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $145.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 10,478 kN
Payload to LEO: 17,410 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,290 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V 551
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $153.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 12,141 kN
Payload to LEO: 18,850 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,900 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 5
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
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Atlas V N22
Image Credit: NASA
ULA
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 7,152 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
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Launch Sites

SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Launches

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Atlas V 501 | Project Kuiper Protoflight
Fri Oct 06, 2023 18:06 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | Silentbarker 1 to 3 (USA-346 to 348) (NROL-107)
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:47 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | JPSS-2
Thu Nov 10, 2022 09:49 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 531 | SES-20 & SES-21
Tue Oct 04, 2022 21:36 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-6
Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:29 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | USSF-12 (WFOV)
Fri Jul 01, 2022 23:15 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V N22 | Starliner OFT-2
White Sands
Thu May 19, 2022 22:54 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | GOES-T (GOES-18)
Tue Mar 01, 2022 21:38 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 511 | GSSAP 5 & 6 (USSF-8)
Fri Jan 21, 2022 19:00 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | STP-3
Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:19 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | Lucy
Sat Oct 16, 2021 09:34 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | Landsat 9 & Others
Mon Sep 27, 2021 18:12 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-5
Tue May 18, 2021 17:37 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 531 | (USA-310) (NROL-101)
Fri Nov 13, 2020 22:32 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | Perseverance
Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:50 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | OTV-6 (USSF-7)
KSLF-R15
Sun May 17, 2020 13:14 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | AEHF 6 & TDO 2
Thu Mar 26, 2020 20:18 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 411 | Solar Orbiter
Mon Feb 10, 2020 04:03 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V N22 | Starliner OFT-1
White Sands
Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:36 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | AEHF 5 & TDO 1
Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:13 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4
Wed Oct 17, 2018 04:15 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | InSight
Sat May 05, 2018 11:05 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | AFSPC-11 & Others (USA-283 to USA-287)
Sat Apr 14, 2018 23:13 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | GOES-S (GOES-17)
Thu Mar 01, 2018 22:02 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 411 | SBIRS GEO-4
Sat Jan 20, 2018 00:48 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 421 | Quasar-21 (USA-279) (NROL-52)
Sun Oct 15, 2017 07:28 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | Trumpet-7 (USA-278) (NROL-42)
Sun Sep 24, 2017 05:49 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | TDRS-M (TDRS-13)
Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:29 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | CRS OA-7
Tue Apr 18, 2017 15:11 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | NOSS-3 8A & 8B (USA-274) (NROL-79)
Wed Mar 01, 2017 17:49 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO-3
Sat Jan 21, 2017 00:42 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 431 | EchoStar 19
Sun Dec 18, 2016 19:13 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | GOES-R (GOES-16)
Sat Nov 19, 2016 23:42 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | WorldView-4
Fri Nov 11, 2016 18:30 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 411 | OSIRIS-REx
Thu Sep 08, 2016 23:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 421 | Quasar-20 (USA-269) (NROL-61)
Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:37 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | MUOS-5
Fri Jun 24, 2016 14:30 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | CRS OA-6
Wed Mar 23, 2016 03:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 12 (USA-266)
Fri Feb 05, 2016 13:38 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | CRS OA-4
Sun Dec 06, 2015 21:44 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 11 (USA-265)
Sat Oct 31, 2015 16:13 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | NOSS-3 7A & 7B (USA-264) (NROL-55)
Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:49 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 421 | Morelos-3
Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:28 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | MUOS-4
Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:18 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 10 (USA-262)
Wed Jul 15, 2015 15:36 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | OTV-4
KSLF-R15
Wed May 20, 2015 15:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 421 | MMS
Fri Mar 13, 2015 02:44 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 551 | MUOS-3
Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:04 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 541 | Trumpet-6 (USA-259) (NROL-35)
Sat Dec 13, 2014 03:19 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 8 (USA-258)
Wed Oct 29, 2014 17:21 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | CLIO
Wed Sep 17, 2014 00:10 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | WorldView-3
Wed Aug 13, 2014 18:30 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 7 (USA-256)
Sat Aug 02, 2014 03:23 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | Quasar-19 (USA-252) (NROL-33)
Thu May 22, 2014 13:09 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 541 | SHARP 1 (USA-250) (NROL-67)
Thu Apr 10, 2014 17:45 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F19 (USA-249)
Thu Apr 03, 2014 14:46 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | TDRS-L
Fri Jan 24, 2014 02:33 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 501 | Topaz 3 (USA-247) (NROL-39)
Fri Dec 06, 2013 07:14 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
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Atlas V 401 | MAVEN
Mon Nov 18, 2013 18:28 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 531 | AEHF-3
Wed Sep 18, 2013 08:10 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 551 | MUOS-2
Fri Jul 19, 2013 13:00 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | GPS-2F 4 (USA-242)
Wed May 15, 2013 21:38 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO-2
Tue Mar 19, 2013 21:21 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | Landsat 8
Mon Feb 11, 2013 18:02 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
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Atlas V 401 | TDRS-K
Thu Jan 31, 2013 01:48 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | OTV-3
VSFB-R12
Tue Dec 11, 2012 18:03 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | NOSS-3 6A & 6B (USA-238) (NROL-36)
Thu Sep 13, 2012 21:39 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
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Atlas V 401 | Van Allen Probes (RBSP)
Thu Aug 30, 2012 08:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | Quasar-18 (USA-236) (NROL-38)
Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:28 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 531 | AEHF-2
Fri May 04, 2012 18:42 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 551 | MUOS-1
Fri Feb 24, 2012 22:15 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 541 | Curiosity
Sat Nov 26, 2011 15:02 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 551 | Juno
Fri Aug 05, 2011 16:25 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO-1
Sat May 07, 2011 18:10 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 411 | NOSS-3 5A & 5B (USA-229) (NROL-34)
Fri Apr 15, 2011 04:24 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | OTV-2
VSFB-R12
Sat Mar 05, 2011 22:46 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | Topaz 1 (USA-215) (NROL-41)
Tue Sep 21, 2010 04:03 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
ULA
Atlas V 531 | AEHF-1
Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:07 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ULA
Atlas V 501 | OTV-1
VSFB-R12
Thu Apr 22, 2010 23:52 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | SDO
Thu Feb 11, 2010 15:23 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 431 | Intelsat 14
Mon Nov 23, 2009 06:55 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)
Sun Oct 18, 2009 16:12 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
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Atlas V 401 | PAN (USA-270)
Tue Sep 08, 2009 21:35 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | LRO/LCROSS
Thu Jun 18, 2009 21:32 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 421 | WGS-2 (USA-204)
Sat Apr 04, 2009 00:31 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 421 | ICO G1
Mon Apr 14, 2008 20:12 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 411 | Trumpet-5 (USA-200) (NROL-28)
Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:02 UTC
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
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Atlas V 401 | Quasar-16 (USA-198) (NROL-24)
Mon Dec 10, 2007 22:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 421 | WGS-1 (USA-195)
Thu Oct 11, 2007 00:22 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | NOSS-3 4A & 4B (USA-194) (NROL-30)
Fri Jun 15, 2007 15:12 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
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Atlas V 401 | STP-1, FalconSat-3 and Others
Fri Mar 09, 2007 03:10 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 411 | Astra 1KR
Thu Apr 20, 2006 20:27 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 551 | New Horizons
Thu Jan 19, 2006 19:00 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 401 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:43 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 431 | Inmarsat-4 F1
Fri Mar 11, 2005 21:42 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 521 | AMC-16
Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:07 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 521 | Rainbow 1
Thu Jul 17, 2003 23:45 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 401 | HellasSat-2
Tue May 13, 2003 22:10 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
ILS
Atlas V 401 | Hot Bird 6
Wed Aug 21, 2002 22:05 UTC
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA