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United Launch Alliance

Centennial, Colorado, United States · Space · Launch / Heavy & medium · Established · ulalaunch.com

United Launch Alliance provides orbital launch services on Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for U.S. national-security, NASA, commercial and satellite-constellation customers.

Positioning

United Launch Alliance (a Boeing-Lockheed JV) is targeting 18-22 launches in 2026 (versus 6 in 2025, a chronic cadence shortfall) as it ramps its NSSL-certified Vulcan alongside remaining Atlas 5 flights, with ~6 Vulcans in storage and doubled Cape processing capacity. It is structurally sold out for years on a 26-mission NSSL slate, 38 Vulcan launches for Amazon Leo (the largest commercial launch agreement), and Starliner and ViaSat-3 missions, but squeezed between SpaceX economics and Blue Origin ambitions. The current revenue figure is dated (~$1.3-1.5B class, no filing).

Latest signals

  • United Launch Alliance announced a mid-November 2026 return to flight for Vulcan.Spaceflight Now
  • United Launch Alliance scheduled Vulcan’s return to flight for mid-November 2026.Spaceflight Now
  • Estes launched a new ULA Vulcan model rocket.Space.com
  • NASA plans Boeing Starliner crewed flight for 202836Kr newsflashes
  • United Launch Alliance named Mark Peller as its new CEO.SpaceNews

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Facts, with sources

  • Vulcan has not flown since a February solid-booster anomaly; no return-to-flight dateSetback · SpaceNews; signals 3b49ca4b, 90f1e1bd
  • BE-4 engine problem may affect Vulcan rocketSetback · SpaceNews
  • Mark Peller named chief executiveSenior hire · SpaceNews
  • Second Vulcan Space Force missionDeployment · Air & Space Forces

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment9
Production6
Commercials8
Progress9
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Heavy & medium

1SpaceX · 1006Avio · 8710Blue Origin · 8518Landspace · 81.521Mitsubishi Heavy H3 · 8143ArianeGroup / Arianespace · 76

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Questions this page answers

What does United Launch Alliance do?

United Launch Alliance provides orbital launch services on Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for U.S. national-security, NASA, commercial and satellite-constellation customers. United Launch Alliance (a Boeing-Lockheed JV) is targeting 18-22 launches in 2026 (versus 6 in 2025, a chronic cadence shortfall) as it ramps its NSSL-certified Vulcan alongside remaining Atlas 5 flights, with ~6 Vulcans in storage and doubled Cape processing capacity. It is structurally sold out for years on a 26-mission NSSL slate, 38 Vulcan launches for Amazon Leo (the largest commercial launch

Where does United Launch Alliance rank in space?

United Launch Alliance ranks 38 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 77 out of 100, in Heavy & medium (Launch). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are United Launch Alliance's peers in Heavy & medium?

SpaceX (rank 1), Avio (rank 6), Blue Origin (rank 10), Landspace (rank 18), Mitsubishi Heavy H3 (rank 21), ArianeGroup / Arianespace (rank 43).

Where is United Launch Alliance based and when was it founded?

United Launch Alliance is based in Centennial, Colorado, United States. Stage: Established.

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