Rocket
Vulcan VC2S
United Launch Alliance · United States
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.
- Manufacturer
- United Launch Alliance
- First flight
- January 8, 2024
- Launches
- 2
- Successful
- 2
- Failed
- 0
- Scheduled
- 1
- Height
- 61.6 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Liftoff mass
- 663 t
- Payload to low Earth orbit
- 19,000 kg
- Payload to geostationary transfer orbit
- 8,400 kg
- Reusable
- no