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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)
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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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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.
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