Atlas Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:19:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Atlas Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Atlas launches first operational Project Kuiper satellites https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-first-operational-project-kuiper-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-first-operational-project-kuiper-satellites/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:09:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516670 Atlas 5 KA-01 launch

An Atlas 5 successfully launched April 28 the long-delayed first set of operational Project Kuiper broadband satellites for Amazon.

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Atlas sets course to triple sales after raising $15 million  https://spacenews.com/atlas-sets-course-to-triple-sales-after-raising-15-million/ https://spacenews.com/atlas-sets-course-to-triple-sales-after-raising-15-million/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505292

Ground station services provider Atlas Space Operations said Sept. 4 it has raised $15 million for the working capital needed to triple revenue over the next 12 months.

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Space Force selects 18 vendors to provide space data analytics and software services https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-18-vendors-to-provide-space-data-analytics-and-software-services/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-18-vendors-to-provide-space-data-analytics-and-software-services/#respond Sat, 25 Mar 2023 23:25:45 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=147277

The Space Systems Command announced March 24 it has selected 18 vendors to provide data analytics and software services to help decision makers analyze information about the space domain.

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Atlas 5 launches NASA InSight Mars lander https://spacenews.com/atlas-5-launches-nasa-insight-mars-lander/ Sat, 05 May 2018 12:51:53 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=77189 NASA Atlas 5 InSight launch

An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched InSight, a billion-dollar NASA mission to study the interior of Mars, from California May 5.

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Atlas launches GOES-S weather satellite https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-goes-s-weather-satellite/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 22:42:40 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=74926 Atlas 5 GOES-S

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites March 1, completing a refresh of the major satellites used to monitor weather for the United States.

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Atlas 5 launches Cygnus cargo mission to ISS https://spacenews.com/atlas-5-launches-cygnus-cargo-mission-to-iss/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:28:27 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=67269 Atlas 5 Cygnus launch

An Atlas 5 successfully launched a Cygnus spacecraft April 18 carrying three and a half tons of cargo for the International Space Station.

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Orbital ATK awaits NASA decision on future use of Atlas for Cygnus missions https://spacenews.com/orbital-atk-awaits-nasa-decision-on-future-use-of-atlas-for-cygnus-missions/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:50:52 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=67255 OA-6 launch

As Orbital ATK prepares to launch a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on an Atlas 5, the company expects to hear soon from NASA about potentially using that rocket again on future cargo missions.

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Cygnus mission delayed to mid-April https://spacenews.com/cygnus-mission-delayed-to-mid-april/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:18:43 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=66773 OA-6 launch

A Cygnus cargo mission to the International Space Station delayed because of booster problems will not fly until at least the middle of April, a NASA official said March 28.

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ULA debuts online pricing tool for Atlas launches https://spacenews.com/ula-debuts-online-pricing-tool-for-atlas-launches/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:37:16 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=64531 Rocketbuilder

An interactive website unveiled by United Launch Alliance Nov. 30 both offers potential customers the ability to get price estimates for launches as well as serves as the latest sign of the ten-year-old company’s self-described transformation in a more competitive launch market.

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Atlas 5 launches NASA asteroid sample return mission https://spacenews.com/atlas-5-launches-nasa-asteroid-sample-return-mission/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:27:02 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=62989 Atlas 5 OSIRIS-REx

An Atlas 5 successfully launched a NASA mission to visit a near Earth asteroid and return samples of it to Earth Sept.8.

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ULA confirms engine issue on latest Atlas launch https://spacenews.com/ula-confirms-engine-issue-on-latest-atlas-launch/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:43:54 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=58679 Atlas Cygnus OA-6 launch

The upper stage of the Atlas 5 that launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft March 22 fired for more than a minute longer than planned, apparently to compensate for the premature shut down of the rocket’s first stage engine.

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Atlas launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-to-space-station-2/ Wed, 23 Mar 2016 03:42:20 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=58643 OA-6 launch

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station March 22, the second such mission in less than four months.

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Cygnus ready for second Atlas launch to ISS https://spacenews.com/cygnus-ready-for-second-atlas-launch-to-iss/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:14:00 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=58593 Cygnus Atlas 5

For the second time in less than four months, an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to launch to the International Space Station on an Atlas 5, carrying more than three tons of supplies and science investigations.

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Orbital ATK Looks Ahead as Cygnus Arrives at ISS https://spacenews.com/orbital-atk-looks-ahead-as-cygnus-arrives-at-iss/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:03:40 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=55510 Cygnus arrival at ISS

As the first Cygnus mission launched on an Atlas rocket arrived at the International Space Station, Orbital ATK was already looking ahead to the second such mission, as well as resuming flights in 2016 of an updated version of the company’s own Antares launch vehicle.

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Atlas Launches Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft to Space Station https://spacenews.com/atlas-launches-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-to-space-station/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 22:14:03 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=55358 Cygnus launch

An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft Dec. 6 after three days of delays, resuming deliveries of essential supplies and experiments to the International Space Station by U.S. companies.

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Weather Delays Cygnus Launch Again https://spacenews.com/weather-delays-cygnus-launch-again/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:51:13 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=55350 Atlas Cygnus 2nd attempt

For the second day in a row, poor weather postponed the Atlas 5 launch of an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft Dec. 4, further delaying the delivery of cargo to the International Space Station.

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Weather Postpones Atlas Launch of Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft https://spacenews.com/weather-postpones-atlas-launch-of-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:59:37 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=55313 Atlas 5 weather delay

Poor weather postponed the Atlas 5 launch of an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft Dec. 3, delaying for at least a day the resumption of deliveries of essential supplies and experiments to the International Space Station by U.S. companies.

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Cygnus Prepared for Atlas Launch to Space Station https://spacenews.com/cygnus-prepared-for-atlas-launch-to-space-station/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:03:24 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=55079 Cygnus

Preparations for the first launch of a Cygnus cargo spacecraft in more than a year, and the first on an Atlas launch vehicle, have gone smoothly despite some changes in timing of loading cargo on the spacecraft, an Orbital ATK executive says.

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U.S. Navy Launches Third MUOS Satellite https://spacenews.com/u-s-navy-launches-third-muos-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-navy-launches-third-muos-satellite/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:42:00 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=40459

The U.S. Navy launched the third satellite in its next-generation mobile communications program.

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Boeing Hands GPS 2F-8 to the Air Force https://spacenews.com/boeing-hands-gps-2f-8-to-the-air-force/ https://spacenews.com/boeing-hands-gps-2f-8-to-the-air-force/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:54:52 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=38336

Boeing has handed over the eighth satellite in the GPS 2F series of positioning, navigation and timing satellites to the U.S. Air Force.

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Compromise Appropriations Bill Includes $220 Million for RD-180 Replacement https://spacenews.com/compromise-appropriations-bill-includes-220-million-for-new-rocket-engine/ https://spacenews.com/compromise-appropriations-bill-includes-220-million-for-new-rocket-engine/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:03:42 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=36956 RD-180

Despite Air Force objections, U.S. lawmakers added money to the omnibus for development of a new liquid-engine rocket to replace the Atlas 5’s Russian-made RD-180.

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After Failure, Orbital Orders Atlas 5 To Bridge Gap Between Old and New Antares https://spacenews.com/after-failure-orbital-orders-atlas-5-to-bridge-gap-between-old-and-new-antares/ https://spacenews.com/after-failure-orbital-orders-atlas-5-to-bridge-gap-between-old-and-new-antares/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:14:24 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=36557

Orbital Sciences will buy at least one Atlas 5 rocket from United Launch Alliance to resume cargo deliveries to the international space station for NASA in the fourth quarter of 2015 while it works to return its Antares rocket to flight after an October failure.

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Atlas 5 Launches Classified U.S. Government Satellite https://spacenews.com/41946atlas-5-launches-classified-us-government-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/41946atlas-5-launches-classified-us-government-satellite/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:11:17 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/41946atlas-5-launches-classified-us-government-satellite/ An Atlas 5 rocket lifted off Sept. 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying a satellite known as CLIO for an unspecified U.S. government agency.

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Atlas 5 Rocket Lofts DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 Satellite https://spacenews.com/41585atlas-5-rocket-lofts-digitalglobes-worldview-3-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/41585atlas-5-rocket-lofts-digitalglobes-worldview-3-satellite/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:43:14 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/41585atlas-5-rocket-lofts-digitalglobes-worldview-3-satellite/ Atlas 5 WorldView-3 launch

DigitalGlobe announced the satellite’s successful deployment in orbit.

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