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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the AdvancedExtremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite for the United StatesAir Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 2:42 p.m.EDT Friday. This was ULA's 4th launch of an aggressive 11 missionschedule for the year and marks the 30th Atlas V mission and the60th launch for ULA. "ULA is proud to serve alongside our mission partners andprivileged that the Air Force entrusts the ULA team to delivercritical national security capability to orbit for our soldiers,sailors, airmen and Marines around the world," said Jim Sponnick,ULA vice president, Mission Operations. "Through our focus on attaining Perfect Product Delivery, ULAremains dedicated to providing reliable, cost-effective launchservices while continuing our unwavering commitment to 100 percentmission success. The successful launch was the 60th since ULA was formed just overfive years ago and we congratulate the AEHF team on this importantstep toward delivering these critical protected communicationscapabilities." This mission was launched aboard an Atlas V Evolved ExpendableLaunch Vehicle (EELV) 531 configuration vehicle, which includes a5-meter diameter RUAG Space payload fairing along with threeAerojet solid rocket motors attached to the Atlas booster. The Atlas booster for this mission was powered by the RD AMROSSRD-180 engine and the Centaur upper stage was powered by a singlePratt and Whitney Rocketdyne RL10A engine. The AEHF constellation is a joint-service satellite communicationssystem that will provide survivable, global, secure, protected andjam-resistant communications for high-priority military ground, seaand air assets. Developed by the United States Air Force to provide assured accessto space for Department of Defense and other government payloads,the EELV Program supports the full range of government missionrequirements, while delivering on schedule and providingsignificant cost savings over the heritage launch systems. ULA's next launch is the Atlas V NROL-38 mission for the NationalReconnaissance Office scheduled June 18 from Space LaunchComplex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ULA program management, engineering, test, and mission supportfunctions are headquartered in Denver, Colo. Manufacturing,assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala.,and Harlingen, Texas. Launch operations are located at CapeCanaveral AFS, Fla., and Vandenberg AFB, Calif. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Sport Balloons , China Cube Balloon for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Inflatable Lighting Balloon.
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