Atlas V[a] is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was designed by Lockheed Martin and has been operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA) [b] since 2006. It is used for DoD, NASA, and commercial payloads. It is America's longest-serving active rocket.

9 hours ago · Equipped with five side-mounted rocket boosters, the Atlas V will lift the $10 billion internet constellation's first set of 27 satellites (see above) into low-Earth orbit.

9 hours ago · Its Atlas 5 551 rocket will carry 27 Project Kuiper satellites onboard. The mission, referred to as Kuiper 1 by ULA and Kuiper Atlas 1 (KA-01) by Amazon, will send the first batch of its full ...

5 hours ago · The massive Atlas V, equipped with five side-mounted rocket boosters, is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida this evening, with a two-hour launch window.

Atlas V uses a standard common core booster, up to five solid rocket boosters (SRBs), a Centaur upper stage in a single- or dual-engine configuration, and one of several sizes of payload fairings. Centaur is the world's highest-performing upper stage.

2 days ago · This will require the rocket configuration of five solid rocket boosters, which is the Atlas V rocket's most powerful model. Launch window, launch time and day: A two-hour launch window opens at 7 ...

13 hours ago · A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch 27 Project Kuiper satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today during a two-hour window that opens at 7 p ...

Apr 2, 2025 · United Launch Alliance crews are now targeting 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 9, to launch an Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon's first 27 production satellites for the company's planned $10 billion ...

Learn about the Atlas V 5 rocket. Get a complete overview of the rocket, along with key launch stats. Detailed insights on size, thrust, payload capacity, and more.

Equipped with five side-mounted rocket boosters, the Atlas V will lift the $10 billion internet constellation's first set of 27 satellites (see above) into low-Earth orbit.