Tag: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Lucious Liftoff at Sunrise Delivers Kuiper 3 Internet Satellite Mission to LEO aboard ULA Atlas V: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – A luscious liftoff performance by the most powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket delivered the Kuiper 3 mission to LEO for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation – just past sunrise on Sept. 25. The Atlas V 551 rocket liftoff from Space Launch Complex-41 took place right on time at 8:09 a.m.

SpaceX Achieves 500th Booster Landing after Rapid Fire Duo Opens September Space Coast Blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5: Photos

TITUSVILLE, FL – SpaceX successfully achieved its 500th Falcon Booster landing after a rapid fire launch duo opened the month of September with Space Coast blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5 from pads 39A and 40 – to fortify the Starlink mega constellation of broadband internet satellites. The month of September began auspiciously with the SpaceX Starlink 10-22 mission sunrise liftoff

ULA Vulcan Rocket Starts New Era with 1st National Security Space Launch

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the classified USSF-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Aug. 12 at 8:56 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This 3rd only Vulcan mission marks the first National Security Space Launch aboard the next-generation Vulcan rocket. “National security begins