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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Space launch service provider

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Headquarters: Centennial, United States
Founded year: 2006
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 3,000–5,000
Industry: Aerospace & Defense

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Latest news about United Launch Alliance (ULA)

In short: ULA expanded Amazon's Leo constellation with several Atlas V launches while navigating Vulcan rocket groundings and booster anomalies.

Company announcements

July 2 ULA

ULA successfully delivers 29 broadband satellites for Amazon Leo

The Atlas V launch expands Amazon's Leo constellation to over 375 satellites, with ULA launching 224 of them.

June 26 ULA

ULA's Atlas V launch for Amazon Leo is GO

The eighth Amazon Leo constellation mission lifts off at 12:24 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral with 85% favorable weather and will be visible from Florida to New England.

June 18 ULA

ULA plans launch of Atlas V with Amazon satellites

The rocket will carry the next batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites, with a launch window opening at 12:24 a.m. EDT on July 2.

June 2 ULA

ULA prepares new Centaur V variant for Amazon Leo

The LEO-optimized upper stage will enable launching more satellites per mission.

Media coverage

July 24 SpaceNews

ULA deals with financial challenges caused by Vulcan grounding

United Launch Alliance's corporate parents have guaranteed a loan to the company as it addresses "financial challenges" caused by the Vulcan grounding.

July 23 Space.com

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission

Vulcan is losing more launches to ULA's competitors.

July 22 Breaking Defense

Extra $11 billion to fund huge leap in Space Force launches - Breaking Defense

SSC originally chose SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Blue Origin to compete under the Lane 1 program.

July 21 SpaceNews

Northrop adds to charges on Vulcan solid rocket motor program - SpaceNews

That motor is used in the solid rocket boosters on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. On the most recent Vulcan launch in February, a...

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