List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)

Notable missions

Solar Orbiter

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations (planned)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
  •   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 sites (planned)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2020
2021
2022
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch outcomes

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2020
2021
2022
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Scheduled

Rocket configurations (occurred)

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
  •   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 sites (occurred)

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
2020
2021
2022
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch history

2020

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-087 February 10, 2020,
04:03
Atlas V 411 CCAFS SLC-41 Solar Orbiter 1,800 kg Heliocentric ESA Success[1]
ESA/NASA Heliophysics probe
AV-086 March 26, 2020,
20:18
Atlas V 551 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF-6, TDO-2 GTO US Space Force Success
Sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite
AV-081 May 17, 2020,
13:14
Atlas V 501 CCAFS SLC-41 USA-299 (USSF-7 (X-37B OTV-6, Falcon-Sat-8)) 5,000 kg? LEO US Space Force Success[2]
Sixth flight of the X-37B military spaceplane; first with a service module, FalconSat-8

Future launches

2020

Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
July 22, 2020,
13:35[3]
Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 Perseverance, Ingenuity Heliocentric NASA
Spacecraft for NASA's Mars 2020 mission. AV-088
September 2020[4][5] Atlas V 531 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-101 Classified NRO
Classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. This will be the first launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with new Northrop Grumman-built GEM-63 solid rocket motors. AV-090
October 2020[6] Atlas V N22 CCAFS SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS Boeing
Reflight of the Boeing Orbital Flight Test AV-082
2020[7] Atlas V 551 CCAFS SLC-41 STP-3 GEO USAF
The primary payload is the SABRS-3 (Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System) and an integrated propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter holding up to six payloads
Late 2020[8] Atlas V 511 CCAFS SLC-41 USSF-8 GTO USAF
Two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-5 and 6. First flight of 511 configuration. AV-084

2021

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
January 2021[9] Atlas V 401 VAFB SLC-3E Landsat 9 SSO NASA/USGS
Eighth Landsat geological survey satellite
Early 2021[10] Atlas V N22 CCAFS SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS NASA
CTS-1, first operational Starliner mission; will ferry two astronauts to ISS
Q1 2021[11] Atlas V N22 CCAFS SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS NASA
Second operational Starliner mission
March 2021[12] Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS GEO-5 GTO USAF
Fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite
October 2021[13] Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Lucy Heliocentric NASA
NASA mission to explore six Jupiter trojan asteroids
December 2021[14] Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 GOES-T GTO NOAA
Eighteenth GOES meteorological satellite
2021[15] Atlas V 551 CCAFS SLC-41 USSF-12 GEO USAF
Wide-field of View (WFOV) early warning satellite

2022

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
2022[12] Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS GEO-6 GTO US Air Force
Sixth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite
2H 2022[16] Atlas V 551 CCAFS SLC-41 ViaSat-3 TBD GTO ViaSat
First commercial contract ULA has directly signed[16], Communication satellite
2022 Atlas V 401 VAFB SLC-3E JPSS-2 / LOFTID Demonstrator[17] SSO NOAA
Second JPSS weather satellite; joint NASA/ULA inflatable heat shield demonstrator (LOFTID).[17]
March 2022[12] Atlas V 551 CCAFS SLC-41 SILENTBARKER / NROL-107 GEO NRO
Classified NRO payload. Final non-Starliner flight of the Atlas V.

See also

  • List of Thor and Delta launches (2020–29)
  • List of Vulcan launches (2020-2029)

References

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  2. "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.
  3. Clark, Stephen (24 June 2020). "Launch of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover delayed to July 22". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. Clark, Stephen (20 October 2019). "Solid rocket motor test-fired for Atlas 5 debut next year". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. Ray, Justin (2 April 2017). "United Launch Alliance wins three U.S. government satellite launches". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. Davenport, Christian. "After botched test flight, Boeing will refly its Starliner spacecraft for NASA". Washington post. Washington Post. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. "STPSat 6". 19 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. "United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $354,811,947 firm-fixed-price contract for launch services to deliver the AFSPC-8 and AFSPC-12 satellites to their intended orbit". United States Department of Defense. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. "Upcoming ELaNa CubeSat Launches". NASA. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  10. Davenport, Christian. "After botched test flight, Boeing will refly its Starliner spacecraft for NASA". Washington post. Washington Post. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. Pietrobon, Steven (30 May 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. "United Launch Alliance Wins Competitive Contract Award to Launch Three National Security Space Missions for the Department of Defense". 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. "NASA Selects United Launch Alliance's Reliable Atlas V Rocket to Launch Lucy Mission to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids". 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. "NASA Selects United Launch Alliance's Reliable Atlas V Rocket to Launch GOES-T Weather Satellite". 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  15. "WFOV". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  16. "Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance's Proven Atlas V Rocket for Commercial Satellite Launch". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. Clark, Stephen. "NASA, ULA find launch opportunity for inflatable heat shield demonstrator – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2019-05-14.
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