Launch of ULA's 100th TOP SECRET Mission

At 6:45 a.m. EDT on July 30, 2024, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket lifted off from Florida on its 100th top secret national security mission. ULA’s Atlas V rocket carried the USSF-51 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command into space. This is the final top secret launch for the Atlas V rocket. ULA will continue to use the Atlas V rocket with 15 more commercial and non-defense missions coming up, including crewed launches.