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Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass (kg) | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AV-087 | 10 February 2020, 04:03 | Atlas V 411 | CCAFS, SLC-41 | Solar Orbiter | 1800 | 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 | 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 ? | 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 | 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. |
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass (kg) | 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 [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 [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 | 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] |
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass (kg) | 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 | 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 | 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 [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 | 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 | 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. |
Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass (kg) | 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. |
In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. [36] As of October 2023 [update] , 17 launches remain, all of which are listed here: 7 Starliner missions, 8 launches for Kuiper, and 2 other launches.
Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Customer |
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H1 2025 [43] | Atlas V 551 | CCSFS, SLC-41 | ViaSat-3 EMEA | GTO | ViaSat |
First commercial contract directly signed with ULA. [44] Communications satellite. | |||||
2025–2030 [45] | 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. |
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National Security Space Launch (NSSL) is a program of the United States Space Force (USSF) intended to assure access to space for United States Department of Defense and other United States government payloads. The program is managed by the Assured Access to Space Directorate (SSC/AA) of the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office.
Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. It is used for DoD, NASA, and Commercial payloads. It is America's longest-serving active rocket. After 87 launches, in August 2021 ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. As of January 2024, 17 launches remain. Other future ULA launches will use the new Vulcan Centaur rocket.
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United Launch Alliance, LLC, commonly referred to as ULA, is an American aerospace manufacturer, defense contractor and launch service provider that manufactures and operates rockets that launch spacecraft into Earth orbit and on trajectories to other bodies in the Solar System. ULA also designed and built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage for the Space Launch System (SLS).
Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41), previously Launch Complex 41 (LC-41), is an active launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. As of 2024, the site is used by United Launch Alliance (ULA) for Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur launches. Previously, it had been used by the USAF for Titan III and Titan IV launches.
The Boeing Starliner is a class of partially reusable spacecraft designed to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. It is manufactured by Boeing, with the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) of NASA as the anchor customer. The spacecraft consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.
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This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2019.
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The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test was the first orbital mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission was planned to be an eight-day test flight of the spacecraft, involving a rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS), and a landing in the western United States. The mission was launched on 20 December 2019 at 11:36:43 UTC or 06:36:43 AM EST; however an issue with the spacecraft's Mission Elapsed Time (MET) clock occurred 31 minutes into flight. This anomaly caused the spacecraft to burn into an incorrect orbit, preventing a rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was reduced to just two days, with the spacecraft successfully landing at White Sands Space Harbor on 22 December 2019.
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SES-20 and SES-21 will operate in the 103 degrees West and 131 degrees West orbital slots, respectively.