Event details


Payload blog

ULA Atlas V NROL-107

Aug 29, 2023 08:34 AM

Space Launch Facility 41 • Space Force Station Cape Canaveral

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LC-39 Observation Gantry

$49 in addition to admission

  • Watch the rocket leave the launch pad
  • An additional Launch Transport Ticket (LTT) is required in addition to a valid entry ticket
  • Approximately 2.3 miles / 3.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • The bus picks up at 7:00 AM at the engine end of the Saturn 1B rocket at Rocket Garden.
  • Start-up voice and communicator commentary available
  • Snacks and souvenirs included (redeemed at LC-39 visitor site)

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Atlantis North Lawn

Located on the left as you approach the Space Shuttle Atlantis®

Included in admission fee

  • See a rocket that crossed the forest line
  • Approximately 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Viewing area opens at 7:30am
  • Included in admission to the Visitor Complex
  • Start-up audio, video, and communicator commentary available

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Launch of ULA Atlas V AFSPC-11

Rocket Launch: August 29, 2023 | ULA Atlas V NROL-107

Mission details:

  • Launch provider: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
  • Rocket type: Atlas V 551
  • launch pad: space launch facility 41

United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket launches the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint function of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force (USSF) to improve space domain awareness. The launch window begins at 8:34am and ends at 9:32am.