Vulcan VC4L
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Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 13,706 kN
- Height
- 67.4 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Launch mass
- 770 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 24,600 kg
- GTO capacity
- 11,700 kg
- GEO capacity
- 4,900 kg
- SSO capacity
- 20,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights
No completed launches on record yet.