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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulRobotic ExplorationAtlas V 411
Launched 2016-09-08 23:05 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Heliocentric N/A
Worldwide
57th
orbital launch attempt in 2016
United Launch Alliance
8th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
20 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS REx) mission will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth and will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Launches
175
Successful
175
100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
58.3m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
8,080kg
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