The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its 60th launch and 30th Atlas V mission with its May 4 launch of the US Air Force satellite Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2), part of a joint-service military communications system.
ULA’s next launch is scheduled for June 18 when it will launch the NROL-38 aboard another Atlas V for the National Reconnaissance Office. 11 ULA launches are scheduled for 2012.
Watch ULA’s video celebrating the event:
















































































































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