United Launch Alliance… Ramping Up For Nine (Launches)

[SatNews] United Launch Services, L.L.C. is being awarded a $1.516m firm-fixed-price contract….

….for Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service in support of…

• A Defense Meteorological Satellites Program 19
• A Mobile User Objective System-3
• Three National Reconnaissance Office missions
• Delta IV EELV launch service in support of Air Force Space Command-4
• Two Global Positioning Systems
• Defense Meteorological Satellites Program-20 missions

The location of the performance is Decatur, Alabama. Work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2014. The Company is a joint venture that is owned by both Boeing and Lockheed Martin.