ULA Atlas V Rocket Set To Liftoff Thursday From Vandenberg Air Force Base

By  //  September 18, 2017

Launch set for 10:38 p.m. ET

United Launch Alliance is set to launch their Atlas V rocket (NROL-42) Thursday from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (ULA Image)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA – United Launch Alliance is set to launch their Atlas V rocket (NROL-42) Thursday from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Launch time is set for 10:38 p.m. ET

Coverage will start on Space Coast Daily TV at 10 p.m. ET

  • Rocket: Atlas V 541
  • Mission: NROL-42
  • Launch Date: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017
  • Launch Time: 10:38 p.m. PDT
  • Live Broadcast: Stay tuned for how you can watch live
  • Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 3, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Launch Notes: This launch will be ULA’s sixth of 2017 and 121st overall. NROL-42 will be the 25th mission that ULA has launched for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) since the company was founded in 2006. This mission will mark the 73rd Atlas V launch since its inaugural launch on Aug. 21, 2002.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunchtwitter.com/ulalaunchand instagram.com/ulalaunch; hashtags #AtlasV and #NROL42.

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