United Launch Alliance launch schedule — when & where to watch

A Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture flying the new Vulcan rocket and retiring the long-serving Atlas V, mostly for US national-security and government missions.

Upcoming United Launch Alliance launches

• Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-08) United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA In 8 weeks
• Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA In 17 weeks
• Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA In 30 weeks
• Atlas V N22 | Starliner-1 United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA In 30 weeks
• Atlas V N22 | Starliner-2 United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA In 30 weeks

Most often launches from: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

About United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) formed in 2006 and has launched many of the United States’ most important national-security, science, and exploration payloads. Its Atlas V has one of the strongest reliability records in launch history and is now winding down, while the new Vulcan Centaur takes over as ULA’s primary rocket.

ULA launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California. Because its missions are often high-value government payloads, they tend to be scheduled well in advance, which makes them easier to plan a viewing trip around than the fast-moving commercial cadence.

Rockets: Vulcan · Atlas V

Official United Launch Alliance website ↗

Where to watch United Launch Alliance launches

• Port Canaveral, FL — about 12 mi from the pad; look north.
• Titusville, FL — about 14 mi from the pad; look east.
• Mims, FL — about 16 mi from the pad; look east-southeast.
• Merritt Island, FL — about 17 mi from the pad; look north-northeast.
• Cocoa Beach, FL — about 18 mi from the pad; look north.
• Rockledge, FL — about 19 mi from the pad; look north-northeast.