United Launch Alliance Launches Its 60th Mission from
Cape Canaveral
Sept. 16, 2014
A United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Atlas V rocket carrying the CLIO mission for Lockheed
Martin Space Systems Company launched at 8:10 p.m. EDT
today from Space Launch Complex-41.
"It is an honor to work with
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and all of our
mission partners to launch this very important
satellite," said
Jim Sponnick, ULA
vice president, Atlas and Delta Programs. "Today's
launch marks ULA's 11th successful mission this year and
the 88th successful mission since ULA was
formed in December 2006, a
true testament to the teams focus on mission success,
one launch at a time."
This mission was launched
aboard an Atlas V 401 configuration vehicle, which
includes a 4-meter-diameter payload fairing. The
Atlas booster for this mission was powered by the RD
AMROSS RD-180 engine, and the Centaur upper stage was
powered by a single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A engine.
"The ULA, Lockheed Martin,
supplier, and government teams seamlessly integrated to
ensure accurate delivery of the CLIO mission to orbit,"
said Sponnick.
ULA's next launch is the Atlas
V GPS IIF-8 mission for the United States Air Force
scheduled for Oct. 29,
from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station,
Florida.
With more than a century of
combined heritage, United Launch Alliance is the
nation's most experienced and reliable launch service
provider. ULA has successfully delivered more than 85
satellites to orbit that provide critical capabilities
for troops in the field, aid meteorologists in tracking
severe weather, enable personal device-based GPS
navigation and unlock the mysteries of our solar system.
ULA – Bringing rocket science down to Earth.
