Atlas V N22

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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Dec. 20, 2019

Description

The Atlas V N22 is a crew rated variant of the Atlas V 422 - it sports two solid motor strap on boosters with two liquid fueled stages. It will be primarly used to support NASA's Commercial Crew program by taking the CST-100 to orbit.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    58.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.8 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Atlas V N22
  • Family
  • Variant
    V N22
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas V N22
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $110000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    13034.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

Commercial
CEO: Tory Bruno
ULA 2006

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

Upcoming Spaceflights


Atlas V N22 | Starliner-1

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD April, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-1 is the first operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Due to problems with the Starliner spacecraft's RCS attitude control system during the Crew Flight Test mission in 2024, this mission has been re-scoped to not carry a crew by NASA. It will instead deliver necessary cargo to the orbital laboratory and allow in-flight validation of the system upgrades implemented following the Crew Flight Test mission last year.

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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-2

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-2 is the second crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-3

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-3 is the third crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-4

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD June, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-4 is the fourth crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-5

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD September, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-5 is the fifth crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-6

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD September, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-6 is the sixth crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 5, 2024, 2:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

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Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 2022, 10:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the second uncrewed test flight for the Starliner spacecraft. Reflight of the OFT mission will allow Boeing to demonstrate readiness of the spacecraft and implement corrections to the problems which were found during the first OFT flight.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 2019, 11:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the first test flight of Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. Although Atlas V and Centaur upper stage successfully put Starliner into planned trajectory, the spacecraft was unable to perform a nominal orbital insertion. Preliminary analysis indicate that Mission Elapsed Time (MET) system error led to Starliner burning more fuel than expected. Spacecraft is healthy and in stable orbit, but won't be able to reach and dock with ISS. Landing at White Sands Facility is planned on Dec 22.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 2 hours ago
Starlink Group 15-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 4 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-99
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Ariane 62
Success
1 day, 13 hours ago
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.


Atlas V 551
Success
2 days, 9 hours ago
Amazon Leo (LA-04)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…


Long March 4B
Success
2 days, 14 hours ago
Ziyuan-3-04
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The ZY-3 (Ziyuan-3, 'Resource-3') series represents China's first high-resolution, stereoscopic mapping satellites for civilian use. The second sa…