Event details


Payload blog

ULA Atlas V NROL-107

September 9, 2023 at 08:51 am

Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Base

Please note: The Visitor Complex will open at 7:15 a.m. ET on September 9, 2023 to view the launch of Atlas V NROL-107.
Parking and ticketing will open at 7:00 a.m. ET.
A plan to increase traffic at and at the Kennedy Space Center.

launch offer:

Watch the launch of the Atlas V rocket from the following viewing locations:

Launch watch

Observation bridge LC-39

$49 In addition to acceptance

  • Watch the rocket leave the launch pad
  • An additional transport ticket (LTT) is required in addition to a valid entry ticket
  • About 2.3 miles/3.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Buses will board at the end of the Saturn 1B rocket engine in the Rocket Garden at 7:15 a.m
  • Voiceover launch and communication available
  • Includes snack and souvenirs (to be redeemed at LC-39 display site)

Buy a transport ticket

Northern Atlantis Park

It is located on the left when approaching the Space Shuttle Atlantis®

Included with admission

  • Watch for the missile once you clear the tree line
  • About 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
  • The viewing area opens at 7:30 AM
  • Included with admission to the visitor complex
  • Audio and video launch, commentary and communication are available

Buy admission

ULA Atlas V NROL-107 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Rocket launch: September 9, 2023 | ULA Atlas V NROL-107

Task details:

  • Launch provider: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
  • Missile type: Atlas V 551
  • launcher: Space Launch Complex 41

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launches the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint capability between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to improve space domain awareness. The launch window opens at 8:51 AM ET and ends at 9:49 AM ET.