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Vulcan VC2S
United Launch Alliance · Vereinigte Staaten
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.
- Hersteller
- United Launch Alliance
- Erstflug
- 8. Januar 2024
- Starts
- 2
- Erfolgreich
- 2
- Fehlgeschlagen
- 0
- Geplant
- 1
- Höhe
- 61,6 m
- Durchmesser
- 5,4 m
- Startmasse
- 663 t
- Nutzlast in den niedrigen Erdorbit
- 19.000 kg
- Nutzlast in den geostationären Transferorbit
- 8.400 kg
- Wiederverwendbar
- nein