WATCH IT AGAIN: ULA Atlas V launches final national security mission from Florida’s Space Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched early Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying its final national security mission.

The rocket carried the USSF-51 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.

“The USSF-51 mission marks the 58th and final national security launch on Atlas V as ULA transitions to the next generation Vulcan rocket for continued access to space,” ULA said on its site.

ULA shared a graphic Sunday of a visibility map of when and where the best chances are to see the rocket.

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