Vulcan VC4L: 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
No launches yet.
Upcoming Vulcan VC4L launches
- Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1: Vulcan VC4L, United Launch Alliance. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Specifications
- Maker: United Launch Alliance
- Height: 67.4 m
- Diameter: 5.4 m
- Payload to low Earth orbit: 24,600 kg
- Payload to geostationary transfer: 11,700 kg
- Reusable: No