12 – United Launch Alliance

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.

The ULA AEHF-6 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

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