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ULA Launching Atlas V June 24th

Uninted Launch Alliance

The next rocket launch at Cape Canaveral is scheduled for this Friday June 24th. United Launch Alliance reports "everything is progressing toward the Atlas V launch carrying the U.S. Navy's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin. The mission is set to lift off Friday, June 24 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch window is 10:30-11:14 a.m. EDT. There's a 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch."

Rick Glasby is a Broadcast Journalist at WFIT.