List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)

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List of Atlas launches
1957–1959 · 1960–1969 · 1970–1979 · 1980–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029

Notable missions

Solar Orbiter

Mars 2020

Landsat 9

Lucy

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 sitePayloadPayload
mass (kg)
OrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-08710 February 2020,
04:03
Atlas V 411 CCAFS, SLC-41 Solar Orbiter 1800 Heliocentric ESA Success [1]
ESA/NASA Heliophysics probe
AV-08626 March 2020,
20:18
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA-298 (AEHF-6, TDO-2)6168 GTO US Space Force Success [2]
Sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite
AV-08117 May 2020,
13:14
Atlas V 501 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA-299 (USSF-7 (X-37B OTV-6, FalconSat-8))5000 ? LEO United States Space Force Success [3]
Sixth flight of the X-37B military spaceplane; first with a service module, plus FalconSat-8 satellite.
AV-08830 July 2020,
11:50
Atlas V 541 CCSFS, SLC-41 Mars 2020 (inc Perseverance , Ingenuity )3839 Heliocentric NASA Success [4]
Spacecraft for NASA's Mars 2020 mission.
AV-09013 November 2020,
22:32
Atlas V 531 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA-310 (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.

2021

Flight No.Date / time
(UTC)
Rocket,
Configuration
Launch sitePayloadPayload
mass (kg)
OrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-09118 May 2021,
17:37
Atlas V 421 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA 315 (SBIRS GEO-5)~ 4500 [6] GTO United States Space Force Success [7]
Fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite.
AV-09227 September 2021,
18:12
Atlas V 401 VSFB, SLC-3E Landsat 9
L9EFS
2711 [8]
510 kg
SSO NASA / USGS Success [9]
Eighth Landsat geological survey satellite in orbit. Additionally launched the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Landsat-9 ESPA Flight System (L9EFS) which delivered several additional cubesats to orbit as a result of a cooperative engagement between NASA and U.S. Space Force to increase access to space for small satellite systems. [10]
AV-09616 October 2021,
09:34
Atlas V 401 CCSFS, SLC-41 Lucy 1550 Heliocentric NASA Success [11]
NASA mission to explore six Jupiter trojan asteroids. [12] Final interplanetary mission launched by the Atlas rocket family.
AV-0937 December 2021,
10:19
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 STP-3 (STPSat-6 & LDPE-1)Unknown GEO United States Space Force Success [13]
The primary payload is the STPSat-6 satellite carrying SABRS-3, NASA's LCRD, and seven Defense Department Space Experiments Review Board space weather and situational awareness payloads. Alongside STPSat-6 was an integrated propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (IP-ESPA) holding up to six payloads. [14] The STP-3 mission also debuted three engineering features designed to reduce risk and accumulate flight experience before use on Vulcan Centaur: an Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) payload fairings, an in-flight power system and GPS enhanced navigation. [15] The launch was delayed multiple times, first in January due to the launch readiness of the STPSat-6 satellite, [16] in June due to some ringing of the RL10-C's new carbon nozzle extension observed during the SBIRS GEO-5 mission, [17] and in November due to a space vehicle processing issue. [18]

2022

Flight No.Date / time
(UTC)
Rocket,
Configuration
Launch sitePayloadPayload
mass (kg)
OrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-08421 January 2022,
19:00
Atlas V 511 CCSFS, SLC-41 USSF-8 (GSSAP 5 & 6) Classified GEO United States Space Force Success [19]
USSF-8 launched two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-5 and 6, directly to a geosynchronous orbit. [20] First and only flight of 511 configuration.
AV-0951 March 2022,
21:38
Atlas V 541 CCSFS, SLC-41 GOES-T 5200 GTO NOAA Success [21]
GOES meteorological satellite. GOES-T, which will be renamed GOES-18 once it reaches geostationary orbit, will replace GOES-17 as NOAA's operational GOES West satellite. [22]
AV-08219 May 2022
22:54
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 ~13000 LEO to ISS Boeing Success [23]
Atlas V releases the Starliner spacecraft on a transatmospheric orbit [24] with apogee of 181 km and a perigee of 72 km. [25] Starliner used its own engines to enter low Earth orbit and make its way to the International Space Station.
AV-0941 July 2022
23:15
Atlas V 541 CCSFS, SLC-41 USSF-12 (WFOV & USSF-12 Ring)Classified GEO United States Space Force Success [26]
Rideshare mission consisting of 2 spacecraft. The forward payload was the Wide-field of View (WFOV) testbed that informs the Next Gen Overhead Persistent Infrared program (NG-OPIR) which will replace the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS). The aft payload was a propulsive ESPA named the USSF-12 Ring, which is a classified mission for the Department of Defence. 100th flight of an RD-180 engine.
AV-0974 August 2022,
10:29
Atlas V 421 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA-336 (SBIRS GEO-6)~4500 [27] GTO United States Space Force Success [28]
Sixth and final Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary satellite. Final flight of an Atlas V with 4-meter fairing from Cape Canaveral.
AV-0994 October 2022
21:36
Atlas V 531 CCSFS, SLC-41 SES-20 & SES-21 ~3300 GEO SES Success [29]
Boeing built communication satellites. Satellites launched on a dual stack configuration. SES-20 will be located as an in-orbit spare at 103° West, while SES-21 will be operated at 131° West. [30]
AV-09810 November 2022
09:49
Atlas V 401 VSFB, SLC-3E JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) & LOFTID 4154 SSO NOAA Success [31]
Second JPSS weather satellite; joint NASA/ULA inflatable heat shield demonstrator (LOFTID). [32] Last launch of an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Final flight of an Atlas V with a 4-meter fairing. 100th use of Single Engine Centaur.

2023

Flight No.Date / time
(UTC)
Rocket,
Configuration
Launch sitePayloadPayload
mass (kg)
OrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-10210 September 2023,
12:47
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 USA-246, USA-247 & USA-248
(NROL-107, Silentbarker) [33]
Classified GEO NRO Success [34]
Classified NRO payload. Final NRO launch on an Atlas V.
AV-1046 October 2023,
18:06
Atlas V 501 CCSFS, SLC-41 KuiperSat-1 & KuiperSat-2 Unknown LEO Kuiper Systems Success [35]
Project Kuiper Protoflight mission, carrying two demonstrator satellites. This is the Final Atlas V 501.

Future launches

In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. [36] As of October 2023, 17 launches remain, all of which are listed here: 7 Starliner missions, 8 launches for Kuiper, and 2 other launches.

Contents

2024

Date / time
(UTC)
Rocket,
Configuration
Launch sitePayloadOrbitCustomer
7 May 2024, 02:34 [37] Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Crewed Flight Test LEO to ISS Boeing
Crewed flight test of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS. Will carry Sunita Williams and Barry E. Wilmore along with it. It will be the maiden crewed launch of the Atlas V rocket.
June 2024 [38] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 USSF-51 TBA United States Space Force
First launch for United Launch Alliance under National Security Space Launch. Launch vehicle transferred from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V.
June 2024 [37] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Satellite internet constellation. Second of nine dedicated Atlas V Launch for Amazon's Project Kuiper Satellite internet Constellation.
2024–2029 [39] [40] [41] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 Project Kuiper LEO Kuiper Systems
Satellite internet constellation. Remaining 7 of the 9 Atlas V launches from a period of 2024–2029.

2025 and later

Date / time
(UTC)
Rocket,
Configuration
Launch sitePayloadOrbitCustomer
H1 2025 [42] Atlas V 551 CCSFS, SLC-41 ViaSat-3 EMEA GTO ViaSat
First commercial contract directly signed with ULA. [43] Communications satellite.
2025–2030 [44] Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-1 LEO to ISS Boeing
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-2 LEO to ISS Boeing
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-3 LEO to ISS Boeing
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-4 LEO to ISS Boeing
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-5 LEO to ISS Boeing
Atlas V N22 CCSFS, SLC-41 Boeing Starliner-6 LEO to ISS Boeing
One operational Boeing Starliner mission per year will ferry four astronauts to ISS.

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