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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretAtlas V 541 · USA-259
Launched 2014-12-13 03:19:29 UTCSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
84th
orbital launch attempt in 2014
United Launch Alliance
14th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 3E
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
121 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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
60m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
17,410kg
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