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ULA Atlas V NROL-107

September 09, 2023 08:51

Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Base

PLEASE NOTE: The visitor complex will open at 7:15 am ET on September 9, 2023 to view the launch of the Atlas V NROL-107.
Parking and ticketing will open at 7:00 am ET.
Plan for increased traffic in and out of the Kennedy Space Center.

LAUNCH VISUALIZATION:

Watch the Atlas V rocket launch from the following locations:

start viewing

Observation gantry LC-39

$49 in addition to admission

  • See the rocket leave the launch pad.
  • An additional Launch Transport Ticket (LTT) is required in addition to the valid admission ticket
  • Approximately 2.3 miles/3.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Buses will board the Saturn 1B rocket engine at the Rocket Garden at 7:15 am
  • Launch audio commentary and communicator available.
  • Includes light snack and souvenir (redeemed at LC-39 viewing site)

BUY LAUNCH TRANSPORTATION TICKET

North Garden of Atlantis

Located on the left as you approach the space shuttle Atlantis®

Included with admission

  • See the rocket once you get past the tree line.
  • Approximately 7.1 miles/11.4 kilometers from launch pad
  • The viewing area opens at 7:30 am
  • Included with admission to the visitor complex.
  • Launch available audio, video and communicator feedback

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Launch of ULA Atlas V AFSPC-11

ROCKET LAUNCH: September 9, 2023 | ULA Atlas V NROL-107

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Launch Provider: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
  • Rocket Type: Atlas V 551
  • Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 41

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is launching the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and US Space Force (USSF) capability to improve awareness of the spatial domain. The launch window opens at 8:51 am ET and concludes at 9:49 am ET.