Event details
Payload blog
ULA Atlas V NROL-107
September 9, 2023 at 08:51 am
Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Base
Please note: The Visitor Complex will open at 7:15 a.m. ET on September 9, 2023 to view the launch of Atlas V NROL-107.
Parking and ticketing will open at 7:00 a.m. ET.
A plan to increase traffic at and at the Kennedy Space Center.
Launch Width:
Watch the launch of the Atlas V rocket from the following viewing locations:
Launch watch
Observation bridge LC-39 (run out)
$49 In addition to acceptance
- Watch the rocket leave the launch pad
- An additional transport ticket (LTT) is required in addition to a valid entry ticket
- About 2.3 miles/3.7 kilometers from the launch pad
- Buses will board at the end of the Saturn 1B rocket engine in the Rocket Garden at 7:15 a.m
- Voiceover launch and communication available
- Includes snack and souvenirs (to be redeemed at LC-39 display site)
Atlantis North Park
It is located on the left when approaching the Space Shuttle Atlantis®
Included with admission
- Watch for the missile once you clear the tree line
- About 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
- The viewing area opens at 7:30 AM
- Included with admission to the visitor complex
- Audio and video launch, commentary and communication are available
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Rocket launch: September 9, 2023 | ULA Atlas V NROL-107
Task details:
- Launch provider: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
- Missile type: Atlas V 551
- launcher: Space Launch Complex 41
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launches the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint capability between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to improve space domain awareness. The launch window opens at 8:51 AM ET and ends at 9:49 AM ET.
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