Vulcan VC2S: next launch, record and specs
Vulcan Centaur is a two-stage-to-orbit, heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2014. It is principally designed to meet launch demands for the U.S. government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for use by the United States Space Force and U.S. intelligence agencies for national security satellite launches. It will replace both of ULA's existing launchers (Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy) in this role, as these launchers are retiring.
Record
2 launches, 2 successful (100%), 2 successes in a row.
Upcoming Vulcan VC2S launches
None on the schedule right now.
Specifications
- Maker: United Launch Alliance
- First flight: 2024-01-08
- Height: 61.6 m
- Diameter: 5.4 m
- Payload to low Earth orbit: 19,000 kg
- Payload to geostationary transfer: 8,400 kg
- Reusable: No