Atlas V AFSPC-11 Live Launch Broadcast (April 14)

Watch as ULA's Atlas V rocket launches the AFSPC-11 for the U.S. Air Force.

[ann_onn]

Thanks for the timely upload. Beautiful launch. For people in a hurry: *launch* *is* 22:55

[Cain-x]

Doesn't matter who gets us to space. Go humanity!

[crepakappa]

First time watching an atlas 5 launch it was pretty cool to watch

[williamshamblin]

The Atlas V is my favorite rocket. Awesome launch!

[K-o-R]

Some lovely shots of the SRB separation there. Said it before, the onboard and ground-based tracking cameras are worth every penny.

[keeperman]

Good work, ULA. Atlas V is a total beast!

[shaun]

i love the second stage stearing, you see it just after it is ignited.

[uscgwagner]

Just watched it in person. That was awesome to see

[littlecookingtips]

Great improvement in your broadcast since the last one, kudos!!!

[paulmoffat]

Those RD-180 engines have a rather unique sound on start-up. This launch, it appears that you can hear each engine start a fraction of a second apart. Also, it strikes me, that they sound a lot like the 'Hannibal 8' from 'The Great Race'

[kakkan]

You are really stepping up your game! The never ending battle between SpaceX and ULA has gotten even more tense

[PotteryLife]

@ulalaunch Congrats on your mission success. I like the upgraded graphics. HOWEVER - The scrolling information bar needs to disappear at T- 1:00 and remain hidden for the remainder of the broadcast. Thanks.

[carver]

When does the first stage land? I keep looking but I'm not seeing it....oh

[danish]

What happens to the first stage and those boosters ? What happens to the fairings ? What happens to the second stage after deploying the satellites ?

[zapfanzapfan]

Get a NOAA-license to show more of the launch from the rocket-point-of-view! ;-)

[obambaman]

I won't consider ula as a close competitor to spacex until they get serious about not dumping their stages in the ocean

[genericfakename]

Really cool to see, but it's going to be nice when ULA no longer needs to use Russian RD-180 engines. American rockets should have American engines.

[CovieHuman]

This is why ULA is sometimes better than SpaceX, since they committed to their launch date and not deciding to scrub in the last minute, and this is coming from a SpaceX fan.

[slaction]

Leave it to NASA and the government to take half an hour for a 4 minute countdown. Probably went $800 million over budget as well.

[NGD]

Another great example of USA and Russian technological cooperation!