List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)

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List of Atlas launches
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Notable missions[edit]

Solar Orbiter[edit]

Main article: Solar Orbiter

Mars 2020[edit]

Main article: Mars 2020

Landsat 9[edit]

Main article: Landsat 9

Lucy[edit]

Main article: Lucy (spacecraft)

Launch statistics[edit]

Launch sites[edit]

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  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch outcomes[edit]

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  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Rocket configurations[edit]

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  •   Atlas V 401
  •   Atlas V 411
  •   Atlas V 421
  •   Atlas V 431
  •   Atlas V 501
  •   Atlas V 511
  •   Atlas V 531
  •   Atlas V 541
  •   Atlas V 551
  •   Atlas V N22

Launch history[edit]

2020[edit]

Flight No. Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload
mass (kg) 		Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
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.

2021[edit]

Flight No. Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload
mass (kg) 		Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
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]

2022[edit]

Flight No. Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload
mass (kg) 		Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
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.

2023[edit]

Flight No. Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload
mass (kg) 		Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
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.

2024[edit]

Flight No. Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload
mass (kg) 		Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-085 5 June 2024,
14:52:14 		Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Crewed Flight Test Starliner LEO to ISS NASA Success[36]
Crewed flight test of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS, with Sunita Williams and Barry E. Wilmore. First crewed launch of Atlas V. 100th Atlas V launch.

Future launches[edit]

In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold.[37] As of June 2024, 16 launches remain, all of which are listed here: 6 Starliner missions, 8 launches for Kuiper, and 2 other launches.

2024[edit]

Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
June 2024[38] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 USSF-51 TBA United States Space Force
First launch for United Launch Alliance under National Security Space Launch. Launch vehicle transferred from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V.
July 2024[39] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Satellite internet constellation. Second of nine dedicated Atlas V Launch for Amazon's Project Kuiper Satellite internet Constellation.
2024–2029[40][41][42] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Satellite internet constellation. Remaining 7 of the 9 Atlas V launches from a period of 2024–2029.

2025 and later[edit]

Date / time
(UTC) 		Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First National Security Space Mission for the U.S. Space Force". United Launch Alliance. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Sixth Orbital Test Vehicle for the U.S. Space Force". United Launch Alliance. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches Mars 2020 Mission for NASA". United Launch Alliance. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-101 Mission in Support of National Security". United Launch Alliance. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sbirs-Geo 5, 6".
  7. ^ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission in Support of National Security". United Launch Alliance. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  17. ^ Bruno, Tory [@torybruno] (4 June 2021). "@StephenClark1 Those watching the live feed, may have observed some ringing of RL10s's new carbon nozzle extension. While it did its job, boosting RL10's eye watering performance even a bit higher, we want to make sure we fully understand that behavior before flying this configuration again" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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  27. ^ "Sbirs-Geo 5, 6".
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  30. ^ "SES-20/21: Commercial satellite tandem stacked atop Atlas V". ULA. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022. SES-20 and SES-21 will operate in the 103 degrees West and 131 degrees West orbital slots, respectively.
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