ULA EELV-class launchers
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ULA EELV-class launchers are a family of expendable rockets, including the Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles, developed by United Launch Alliance to provide reliable medium- to heavy-lift launch services for U.S. government and commercial payloads.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle family
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rocket family ⓘ |
| capability |
geostationary transfer orbit insertion
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interplanetary injection ⓘ low Earth orbit insertion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| customer |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NERFINISHED
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National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| designedFor |
U.S. government payloads
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commercial payloads ⓘ |
| designedToMeet | assured access to space requirements ⓘ |
| developer | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesVehicle |
Atlas V
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta IV Medium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchServiceType |
commercial launch services
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government launch services ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVehicle |
Atlas V 551
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program
NERFINISHED
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National Security Space Launch program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
heavy-lift launch vehicle
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medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| propellantTypesUsed |
RP-1/LOX
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liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reliabilityGoal | high launch success rate ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorFamily | Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPayloads |
communication satellites
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intelligence satellites ⓘ interplanetary probes ⓘ military satellites ⓘ scientific spacecraft ⓘ weather satellites ⓘ |
| upperStagesUsed |
Centaur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Cryogenic Second Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA science missions
NERFINISHED
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commercial satellite launches ⓘ national security space missions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.