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United Launch Alliance • Atlas V 531 • Space Launch Complex 41 (FL)
United Launch Alliance • Atlas V 531 • SLC-41
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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