Cygnus CRS OA-7 (S.S. John Glenn)Atlas V 401 United Launch Alliance Launch Status Success Tue ยท Apr 18th, 2017 11:11 AM - 11:41 AM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOXASRS0ubw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMFwLqIzhcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5wWW0hw-gA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I78wLrWBmA Mission Cygnus CRS OA-7 (S.S. John Glenn) Type: Resupply This is the eighth planned flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its seventh flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and pioneer of human spaceflight. Location Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral, FL, USA 209 launches have been at this location. Rocket Atlas V 401 Length: 58.3 meters Diameter: 3.8 meters First Launched: August 21, 2002 An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine. The Atlas V 401 rocket has been launched a total of 34 times with 34 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency United Launch Alliance Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ULA Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner Country: USA United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg. View Rocket Launch Schedule