The rocket will include five solid rocket boosters in addition to its main booster, and a payload fairing (which contains the satellites) that is 77 feet (23.5 meters) high and 16.4 feet (5 meters) ...

The rocket is noted for its impressive versatility, offering a wide range of configurations that allow mission planners to tailor the rocket’s payload fairing size, number of solid rocket ...

For Monday’s launch, the booster, upper-stage Centaur tank and payload fairing were made and assembled in Decatur. ULA is phasing out the Atlas V in part to cut reliance on the Russian RD-180.

United Launch Alliance on June 5 hoists the Kuiper 2 mission payload atop the Atlas V rocket in the Vertical Integration Facility-G adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

Iran's IRGC has deployed the Kheibar Shekan missile, a versatile 1,450 km range solid-fuel missile that can be launched from commercial vehicles, signalling possible future escalation.

2: Launch + 90 seconds, which includes PLF Jettison or separation and jettison of the payload fairing: Space Coast, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, Port Orange, Volusia County, Treasure ...

Watch the Atlas V rocket liftoff video Update 7:24 a.m.: ULA just tweeted this close-up video of this morning's Atlas V launch. Atlas V stage separation, payload fairing jettison confirmed ...

Watch the Atlas V rocket liftoff video Update 7:24 a.m.: ULA just tweeted this close-up video of this morning's Atlas V launch. Atlas V stage separation, payload fairing jettison confirmed ...

Watch the Atlas V rocket liftoff video Update 7:24 a.m.: ULA just tweeted this close-up video of this morning's Atlas V launch. Atlas V stage separation, payload fairing jettison confirmed ...

Kuiper 1 launched into space on April 28. The rocket itself stands at 205 feet tall. The full put-together Atlas V rocket features a longer length payload fairing than standard to carry as many ...

Incorporating elements of Northrop's Antares and Firefly's smaller Alpha rocket, the larger Eclipse will boast a 5.4-meter payload fairing -- the same size as the fairing on United Launch Alliance ...