United States Space Force-12 Mission Atlas V Launch | United Launch Alliance

United States Space Force-12 Mission Atlas V Launch | United Launch Alliance

A missile-warning satellite and another spacecraft were delivered to orbit to help the U.S. military improve its ability to track fast-moving threats. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the United States Space Force (USSF)-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on July 1, 2022, at 7:15 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Atlas V rocket uses Russian RD-180 engines. 

First launched in 2002, the expendable Atlas V launcher was the centerpiece vehicle that helped cement ULA’s work on national security satellite missions and some of NASA’s biggest space exploration initiatives, including all of the agency’s robotic missions to Mars. To date ULA has launched 151 times with 100 percent mission success.

Image & Caption Credit: United Launch Alliance

Image Capture Date: July 1, 2022

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