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ULA Atlas V NROL-107

September 9, 2023 08:51 AM

Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Please note: The visitor complex will open at 7:15 a.m. ET on September 9, 2023 to view the Atlas V NROL-107 launch.
Parking and ticketing will begin at 7 a.m. ET.
Plan for increased traffic in and around Kennedy Space Center.

Launch display:

Watch the Atlas V rocket launch from the following viewing locations:

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LC-39 observation gantry

$49 In addition to admission

  • Watch the rocket leave the launch pad
  • An additional launch transportation ticket (LTT) is required in addition to a valid admission ticket
  • Approximately 2.3 miles / 3.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Buses will board at 7:15 a.m. from the engine end of the Saturn 1B rocket at Rocket Garden.
  • Start-up audio and communicator commentary available
  • Includes snacks and souvenirs (redeemable at LC-39 tour site)

Purchase launch transportation tickets

Atlantis North Lawn

Located on the left as you approach Space Shuttle Atlantis®

What is included in the admission fee?

  • Look at the rocket over the tree line
  • Approximately 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Viewing area opens at 7:30 a.m.
  • Included in admission to the visitor complex
  • Audio, video, and communicator commentary available during startup

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Release 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 facility 41

United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Atlas V rocket is launching the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and United States Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness. The launch period begins at 8:51 a.m. ET and ends at 9:49 a.m. ET.