Engineering:List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)
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Notable missions
Solar Orbiter
Mars 2020
Landsat 9
Lucy
Launch statistics
Launch sites
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Launch outcomes
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Rocket configurations
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Launch history
2020
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AV-087 | 10 February 2020, 04:03 |
Atlas V 411 | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , SLC-41 | Solar Orbiter | 1800 kg | Heliocentric | ESA | Success[1] |
ESA/NASA Heliophysics probe | ||||||||
AV-086 | 26 March 2020, 20:18 |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA-298 (AEHF-6, TDO-2) | 6168 kg | GTO | US Space Force | Success[2] |
Sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite | ||||||||
AV-081 | 17 May 2020, 13:14 |
Atlas V 501 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA-299 (USSF-7 (X-37B OTV-6, FalconSat-8)) | 5000 kg ? | LEO | United States Space Force | Success[3] |
Sixth flight of the X-37B military spaceplane; first with a service module, plus FalconSat-8 satellite. | ||||||||
AV-088 | 30 July 2020, 11:50 |
Atlas V 541 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Mars 2020 (inc Perseverance, Ingenuity) | 3839 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success[4] |
Spacecraft for NASA's Mars 2020 mission. | ||||||||
AV-090 | 13 November 2020, 22:32 |
Atlas V 531 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA-310 (NROL-101) | Classified | MEO 11033 x 11068 km x 58.5° | NRO | Success[5] |
Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload, first Atlas launch with updated GEM-63 strap-on solid rocket boosters. Originally thought to be a Molniya mission. Later sightings instead pointed towards a MEO mission. Likely an experimental payload. |
2021
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AV-091 | 18 May 2021, 17:37 |
Atlas V 421 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA 315 (SBIRS GEO-5) | ~ 4500 kg[6] | GTO | United States Space Force | Success[7] |
Fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite. | ||||||||
AV-092 | 27 September 2021, 18:12 |
Atlas V 401 | VSFB, SLC-3E | Landsat 9 L9EFS |
2711 kg[8] 510 kg |
SSO | NASA / USGS | Success[9] |
Eighth Landsat geological survey satellite in orbit. Additionally launched the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Landsat-9 ESPA Flight System (L9EFS) which delivered several additional cubesats to orbit as a result of a cooperative engagement between NASA and U.S. Space Force to increase access to space for small satellite systems.[10] | ||||||||
AV-096 | 16 October 2021, 09:34 |
Atlas V 401 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Lucy | 1550 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success[11] |
NASA mission to explore six Jupiter trojan asteroids.[12] Final interplanetary mission launched by the Atlas rocket family. | ||||||||
AV-093 | 7 December 2021, 10:19 |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | STP-3 (STPSat-6 & LDPE-1) | Unknown | GEO | United States Space Force | Success[13] |
The primary payload is the STPSat-6 satellite carrying SABRS-3, NASA's LCRD, and seven Defense Department Space Experiments Review Board space weather and situational awareness payloads. Alongside STPSat-6 was an integrated propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (IP-ESPA) holding up to six payloads.[14] The STP-3 mission also debuted three engineering features designed to reduce risk and accumulate flight experience before use on Vulcan Centaur: an Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) payload fairings, an in-flight power system and GPS enhanced navigation.[15] The launch was delayed multiple times, first in January due to the launch readiness of the STPSat-6 satellite,[16] in June due to some ringing of the RL10-C's new carbon nozzle extension observed during the SBIRS GEO-5 mission,[17] and in November due to a space vehicle processing issue.[18] |
2022
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AV-084 | 21 January 2022, 19:00 |
Atlas V 511 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USSF-8 (GSSAP 5 & 6) | Classified | GEO | United States Space Force | Success[19] |
USSF-8 launched two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-5 and 6, directly to a geosynchronous orbit.[20] First and only flight of 511 configuration. | ||||||||
AV-095 | 1 March 2022, 21:38 |
Atlas V 541 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | GOES-T | 5200 kg | GTO | NOAA | Success[21] |
GOES meteorological satellite. GOES-T, which will be renamed GOES-18 once it reaches geostationary orbit, will replace GOES-17 as NOAA's operational GOES West satellite.[22] | ||||||||
AV-082 | 19 May 2022 22:54 |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 | ~13000 kg | LEO to ISS | Boeing | Success[23] |
Atlas V releases the Starliner spacecraft on a transatmospheric orbit[24] with apogee of 181 km and a perigee of 72 km.[25] Starliner used its own engines to enter low Earth orbit and make its way to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
AV-094 | 1 July 2022 23:15 |
Atlas V 541 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USSF-12 (WFOV & USSF-12 Ring) | Classified | GEO | United States Space Force | Success[26] |
Rideshare mission consisting of 2 spacecraft. The forward payload was the Wide-field of View (WFOV) testbed that informs the Next Gen Overhead Persistent Infrared program (NG-OPIR) which will replace the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS). The aft payload was a propulsive ESPA named the USSF-12 Ring, which is a classified mission for the Department of Defence. 100th flight of an RD-180 engine. | ||||||||
AV-097 | 4 August 2022, 10:29 |
Atlas V 421 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA-336 (SBIRS GEO-6) | ~ 4500 kg[27] | GTO | United States Space Force | Success[28] |
Sixth and final Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite. Final flight of an Atlas V with 4-meter fairing from Cape Canaveral. | ||||||||
AV-099 | 4 October 2022 21:36 |
Atlas V 531 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | SES-20 & SES-21 | ~ 3300 kg | GEO | SES | Success[29] |
Boeing built communication satellites. Satellites launched on a dual stack configuration. SES-20 will be located as an in-orbit spare at 103° West, while SES-21 will be operated at 131° West.[30] | ||||||||
AV-098 | 10 November 2022 09:49 |
Atlas V 401 | VSFB, SLC-3E | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) & LOFTID | 4154 kg | SSO | NOAA | Success[31] |
Second JPSS weather satellite; joint NASA/ULA inflatable heat shield demonstrator (LOFTID).[32] Last launch of an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Final flight of an Atlas V with a 4-meter fairing. 100th use of Single Engine Centaur. |
2023
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AV-102 | 10 September 2023, 12:47 |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USA-246, USA-247 & USA-248 (NROL-107, Silentbarker)[33] |
Classified | GEO | NRO | Success[34] |
Classified NRO payload. Final NRO launch on an Atlas V. | ||||||||
AV-104 | 6 October 2023, 18:06 |
Atlas V 501 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | KuiperSat-1 & KuiperSat-2 | Unknown | LEO | Kuiper Systems | Success[35] |
Project Kuiper Protoflight mission, carrying two demonstrator satellites. This is the Final Atlas V 501. |
Future launches
In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold.[36] (As of October 2023), 17 launches remain, all of which are listed here: 7 Starliner missions, 8 launches for Kuiper, and 2 other launches.
2024 and later
Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Customer |
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March 2024[37] | Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | USSF-51 | TBA | United States Space Force |
First launch for United Launch Alliance under National Security Space Launch. Launch vehicle transferred from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V. | |||||
14 April 2024[38] | Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Crewed Flight Test | LEO to ISS | Boeing |
Crewed flight test of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS. Will carry Sunita Williams and Barry E. Wilmore along with it. | |||||
June 2024[39] | Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | ViaSat-3 EMEA | GTO | ViaSat |
First commercial contract directly signed with ULA.[40] Communications satellite. | |||||
2024–2029[41][42][43] | Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper | LEO | Kuiper Systems | |
Satellite internet constellation. Remaining 8 of the 9 Atlas V launches from a period of 2024–2029. | |||||
2025–2030[44] | Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-1 | LEO to ISS | Boeing |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-2 | LEO to ISS | Boeing | |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-3 | LEO to ISS | Boeing | |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-4 | LEO to ISS | Boeing | |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-5 | LEO to ISS | Boeing | |
Atlas V N22 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner-6 | LEO to ISS | Boeing | |
One operational Boeing Starliner mission per year will ferry four astronauts to ISS. |
See also
References
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Solar Orbiter to Study the Sun". United Launch Alliance. 10 February 2020. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news-detail/2020/02/10/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-solar-orbiter-to-study-the-sun.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First National Security Space Mission for the U.S. Space Force". United Launch Alliance. 26 March 2020. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2020/03/27/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-first-national-security-space-mission-for-the-u.s.-space-force.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Sixth Orbital Test Vehicle for the U.S. Space Force". United Launch Alliance. 17 May 2020. https://ula.bsshost.me/missions/missions-details/2020/05/17/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-the-sixth-orbital-test-vehicle-for-the-u.s.-space-force.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches Mars 2020 Mission for NASA". United Launch Alliance. 30 July 2020. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2020/07/30/united-launch-alliance-atlas-v-successfully-launches-mars-2020-mission-for-nasa.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-101 Mission in Support of National Security". United Launch Alliance. 14 November 2020. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2020/11/14/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-nrol-101-mission-in-support-of-national-security.
- ↑ "Sbirs-Geo 5, 6". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sbirs-geo-5.htm.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission in Support of National Security". United Launch Alliance. 18 May 2021. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2021/05/18/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-sbirs-geo-flight-5-mission-in-support-of-national-security.
- ↑ "Landsat 8, 9 (LDCM)". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/landsat-8.htm.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Important Earth Science Mission for NASA". United Launch Alliance. 27 September 2021. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news-detail/2021/09/27/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-important-earth-science-mission-for-nasa.
- ↑ "U.S. Space Force partners with NASA and U.S. Geological Survey on Landsat 9 mission Mission marks 300th Atlas and 2,000th launch since 1958 from Vandenberg". U.S. Space Force. 28 Sep 2021. https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/2791436/us-space-force-partners-with-nasa-and-us-geological-survey-on-landsat-9-mission.
- ↑ Warren, Haygen (15 October 2021). "NASA, ULA launch historic Lucy mission". NASASpaceFlight. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/10/nasa-ula-launch-lucy/.
- ↑ "NASA Selects United Launch Alliance's Reliable Atlas V Rocket to Launch Lucy Mission to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids". United Launch Alliance (ULA). 31 January 2019. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2019/01/31/nasa-selects-united-launch-alliance-s-reliable-atlas-v-rocket-to-launch-lucy-mission-to-jupiter-s-trojan-asteroids.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Critical National Security Mission direct to GEO". United Launch Alliance (ULA). 7 December 2021. https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/missions-details/2021/12/07/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-critical-national-security-mission-direct-to-geo.
- ↑ "STPSat 6". 19 March 2020. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/stpsat-6.htm.
- ↑ "Atlas V STP-3". https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-stp-3.
- ↑ ULA [@ulalaunch] (25 January 2021). "The launch of a ULA #AtlasV 551 rocket carrying the #STP3 mission for the @USSF_SMC has been delayed to enable the customer to evaluate the launch readiness of the STP Satellite-6 spacecraft". https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1353724523787522080.
- ↑ Bruno, Tory [@torybruno] (4 June 2021). "@StephenClark1 Those watching the live feed, may have observed some ringing of RL10s's new carbon nozzle extension. While it did its job, boosting RL10's eye watering performance even a bit higher, we want to make sure we fully understand that behavior before flying this configuration again". https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1400804500215042054.
- ↑ @ulalaunch (9 November 2021). "The launch of a ULA #AtlasV 551 rocket carrying the #STP3 mission for the @SpaceForceDOD was delayed due to a space vehicle processing issue. The new launch date is Dec. 4, 2021.". https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1458132475037814789.
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- ↑ "Atlas V USSF-8". 7 December 2021. https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-ussf-8.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Advanced Weather Satellite GOES-T". United Launch Alliance (ULA). 2 March 2022. https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/missions-details/2022/03/02/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-advanced-weather-satellite-goes-t.
- ↑ "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R Series (Highlights: Launches)". https://www.goes-r.gov/.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2". United Launch Alliance (ULA). 20 May 2022. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2022/05/19/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-the-boeing-cst-100-starliner-on-orbital-flight-test-2.
- ↑ "Mission Overview". United Launch Alliance (ULA). https://www.ulalaunch.com/docs/default-source/launch-booklets/ula_oft2_mob.pdf.
- ↑ "Atlas V Starliner OFT-2 Mission Profile". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFsKhKOc_kY&ab_channel=UnitedLaunchAlliance.
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- ↑ "Sbirs-Geo 5, 6". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sbirs-geo-5.htm.
- ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Missile Warning Satellite for U.S. Space Force". United Launch Alliance. 4 August 2022. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news-detail/2022/08/04/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-missile-warning-satellite-for-u.s.-space-force.
- ↑ Kanayama, Lee (4 October 2022). "Final Atlas V 531 launches dual SES-20 and SES-21 satellites". NASASpaceFlight. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/final-atlas-v-531/.
- ↑ "SES-20/21: Commercial satellite tandem stacked atop Atlas V". ULA. 20 September 2022. https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/ses-20/21-commercial-satellite-tandem-stacked-atop-atlas-v. "SES-20 and SES-21 will operate in the 103 degrees West and 131 degrees West orbital slots, respectively."
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- ↑ "Atlas V 551 - Viasat-3 EMEA". Next Spaceflight. 25 November 2023. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/913.
- ↑ "Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance's Proven Atlas V Rocket for Commercial Satellite Launch". United Launch Alliance. 10 September 2018. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2018/09/10/viasat-selects-united-launch-alliance's-proven-atlas-v-rocket-for-commercial-satellite-launch.
- ↑ Brodkin, Jon (14 July 2021). "Amazon bought Facebook's satellite team to help build Starlink competitor". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/07/amazon-bought-facebooks-satellite-team-to-help-build-its-starlink-competitor/.
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- ↑ Clark, Stephen (7 August 2023). "Amazon shifts launch of its first Internet satellites to Atlas V rocket". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/amazons-first-internet-satellites-will-launch-on-atlas-v-rocket-not-vulcan.
- ↑ Scott, Heather (12 October 2023). "NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/10/12/nasa-updates-commercial-crew-planning-manifest/.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of Atlas launches (2020–2029).
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