Earlier today at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station United Launch Alliance rolled out their Atlas V 551 rocket to the launch pad, ahead of the Kuiper KA-03 Mission, currently launching Thursday September 25, at 8:09AM ET/ 12:09 UTC | NASASpaceflight.com

"My sound trigger at launch complex 41 overlooking ULA’s Atlas V took 54 images as the launch commenced. Here is a quick animation of the sequence of shots. In terms of gear I used a Nikon D7200 equipped with the Nikkor 14-24mm lens and a MIOPS trigger. I imported the images into Photoshop and created a frame animation, set a minor delay between images and then exported as GIF." Photos in this animation was captured by @mdcainjr using the sound mode of MIOPS Smart We 🧡 Photography. Take a Close

United Launch Alliance has launched the Atlas V 501 on the KuiperSat Protoflight, from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). Onboard the Atlas rocket were 2 protoype satellite for Amazon.com's Kuiper broadband satellite constellation, which is planned to include 3,236 satellites in the future. | NASASpaceflight.com

United Launch Alliance 's Atlas V 551 rocket rolling from the Vertical integaration Facility to Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of launch on the Kuiper 1 mission for Amazon, currently scheduled for tomorrow, April 9th, with the 2 hour launch window opening at 7 p.m. EDT (23:00 UTC) | NASASpaceflight.com