SLC-41 was modified by #Lockheed Martin, who designed the #Atlas V #rocket, such as the one occupying the pad in this image; an #AtlasV with #NASA’s #RBSP probes to the magnetosphere.
#ULA has modified both the launch complex and Vertical Integration Facility to allow the new Vulcan rocket to use SLC-41.
The first Vulcan-Centaur launched occurred on January 28, 2024.

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A view of United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility at Cape #Canaveral Air Force Station with an #Atlas V #rocket with the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or #RBSP probes, later renamed the Van Allen #probes, to study the Earth’s magnetic field.
The #AtlasV is on its Mobile Launch Platform and is preparing to be rolled out to its launch pad at LC-41.

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The United Launch Alliance #Atlas V 401 that delivered #NASA’s #RBSP or #VanAllenBelt #Probes into Earth #orbit to measure the radiation environment around the Earth.
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