DOUBLE LAUNCH: ULA gets ready to launch global communications satellite

Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 communications satellite on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the ViaSat-3 F2 ultra-high-capacity broadband satellite. Image: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas 5 rocket Wednesday night carrying a communications satellite for California-based communications company, Viasat. The 6-metric-ton satellite will be launched to a ge…

Watch Atlas V rocket launch huge communications satellite to orbit today

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the 13,000-pound (5,900 kilograms) ViaSat-3 F2 satellite to orbit today (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.

DOUBLE LAUNCH: ULA gets ready to launch global communications satellite

The ViaSat-3 Flight 2 mission will take off from the Atlas V 551 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41.

UPDATE: GO! as ULA preps for V ViaSat-3 Flight 2 launch tomorrow from the Cape – SatNews

Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, a global technologies company. The mission is planned to lift off on Wednesday, November 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is planned for 10:24 p.m. EST with a 44-minute window. Today’s forecast shows a 95 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.   Atl…