ULA prepares for final military launch of Atlas 5 rocket

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing to launch its final Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. military on July 30.

The mission, designated USSF-51, will carry a classified payload to geostationary Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This marks ULA’s 100th national security launch and the 53rd for the Atlas 5 rocket.

USSF-51 is the first ULA mission under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract, awarded in 2020 to ULA and SpaceX.

While SpaceX has already conducted a Phase 2 launch, ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, intended to replace the Atlas 5 and Delta 4, has faced delays, pushing its first launch to January 2024.

Consequently, USSF-51 was reassigned from Vulcan to Atlas 5 to ensure schedule reliability, Space News has reported.

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