List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)

Notable missions

Solar Orbiter
Main article: Solar Orbiter

Launch statistics

Launch sites

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

Launch outcomes

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  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Rocket configurations

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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

2020

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration		 Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-087 10 February 2020,
04:03		 Atlas V 411 CCAFS, SLC-41 Solar Orbiter 1800 kg Heliocentric ESA Success[1]
ESA/NASA Heliophysics probe
AV-086 26 March 2020,
20:18		 Atlas V 551 CCAFS, SLC-41 AEHF-6, TDO-2 6168 kg 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 CCAFS, SLC-41 USA-299 (USSF-7 (X-37B OTV-6, FalconSat-8)) 5000 kg ? LEO US 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 CCAFS, SLC-41 Mars 2020 (inc Perseverance, Ingenuity) 3839 kg Heliocentric NASA Success[4]
Spacecraft for NASA's Mars 2020 mission.
AV-090 13 November 2020,
22:32		 Atlas V 531 CCAFS, SLC-41 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.

Future launches


2021

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration		 Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
25 March 2021[6] Atlas V N22 CCAFS, SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS Boeing
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
April 2021[7] Atlas V 551 CCAFS, SLC-41 STP-3 GEO USAF
The primary payload is the STPSat 6 satellite carrying SABRS-3 (Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System) and LCRD, and an integrated propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (IP-ESPA) holding up to six payloads.[8]
April 2021[9][10] 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.
June 2021[11][12][13] Atlas V N22 CCAFS, SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS NASA
Boe-CFT, first crewed Starliner mission; third test flight, will ferry three astronauts to ISS.
Q2 2021[9][14] Atlas V 421 CCAFS, SLC-41 SBIRS GEO-5 GTO USAF
Fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite.
September 2021[15] Atlas V 401 VAFB, SLC-3E Landsat 9 SSO NASA/USGS
Eighth Landsat geological survey satellite.
October 2021[16] Atlas V 401 CCAFS, SLC-41 Lucy Heliocentric NASA
NASA mission to explore six Jupiter trojan asteroids.
December 2021[17] Atlas V 541 CCAFS, SLC-41 GOES-T GTO NOAA
Eighteenth GOES meteorological satellite.
Late December 2021[11][18] Atlas V N22 CCAFS, SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner LEO to ISS NASA
CTS-1, first operational Starliner mission; will ferry four astronauts to ISS.
2021[19] 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
March 2022[14] Atlas V 551 CCAFS, SLC-41 SILENTBARKER / NROL-107 GEO NRO
Classified NRO payload.
2H 2022[20] Atlas V 551 CCAFS, SLC-41 ViaSat-3 TBD GTO ViaSat
First commercial contract ULA has directly signed,[20] Communication satellite
2022[14] Atlas V 421 CCAFS, SLC-41 SBIRS GEO-6 GTO US Air Force
Sixth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite
2022 Atlas V 401 VAFB, SLC-3E JPSS-2 / LOFTID Demonstrator[21] SSO NOAA
Second JPSS weather satellite; joint NASA/ULA inflatable heat shield demonstrator (LOFTID).[21]
2022[22] Atlas V 531 CCAFS, SLC-41 SES-20 / SES-21 GEO SES S.A.
Communication satellites. Satellites will launch on a dual stack configuration.
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See also

References
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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. https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1353724525775564800
  7. https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1353724523787522080
  8. "STPSat 6". 19 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. "United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a US$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. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. "NASA and Boeing outline schedule of Starliner test flights". SpaceNews. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  12. Clark, Stephen. "Boeing plans second Starliner test flight in December or January – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. Davenport, Christian. "After botched test flight, Boeing will refly its Starliner spacecraft for NASA". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. Clark, Stephen. "Coronavirus delays push back launch of next Landsat to September 2021". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. "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.
  17. "NASA Selects United Launch Alliance's Reliable Atlas V Rocket to Launch GOES-T Weather Satellite". ULA. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  18. Pietrobon, Steven (30 May 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". SWorld. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  19. "WFOV". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  20. "Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance's Proven Atlas V Rocket for Commercial Satellite Launch". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  21. Clark, Stephen. "NASA, ULA find launch opportunity for inflatable heat shield demonstrator – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  22. "SES Selects United Launch Alliance to Launch Two C-Band Satellites to accelerate C-Band clearing". 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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