--- title: "Check Out The Blast From ULA’s Rocket Launch" description: "The ULA took up a Navy satellite in it's 99th successful launch, and it was majestic." date: "2015-09-02" modified: "2015-09-02" authors: - name: "Nia Brown" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nia_brown" url: "https://futurism.com/check-out-this-cool-ula-launch" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" --- # Check Out The Blast From ULA’s Rocket Launch ![]() *\Image: \Michael Seely/ Flickr Creative Commons\\* The United Launch Alliance (ULA) [launched]() a satellite for the US Navy early Wednesday morning and the scene was rather picturesque. [![]()]() [Michael Seeley via Flickr Creative Commons]() [![]()]() [Michael Seeley via Flickr Creative Commons]() [![]()]() [Michael Deep/ SpaceFlight Insider]() In this launch, an Atlas V took another Mobile User Objective System satellite to orbit. This was the fourth in the MUOS satellite constellation the Navy will use for its state-of-the-art narrowband tactical communications. The collection of satellites and stations on the ground will support MUOS communications, providing a new system of military correspondence. Military members will use “smartphone-like” devices from all around the world. This launch, with its pretty trail, was powered by an RD AMROSS RD-180 engine. Any new contracts for RD-180 engines, which are Russian made, have been prohibited by congressional [legislation]() in response to Russian territorial aggressions but the ULA has [relies ]()on them for their Atlas launches. RD AMROSS is a LLC joint venture between the rocket companies of the American [Pratt & Whitney]() Rocketdyne and Russia’s [NPO Energomesh](). Source:[ United Launch Alliance ]()via [The Verge]()