List of Vulcan launches

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United Launch Alliance is developing the Vulcan rocket, intended to replace both the Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy at some point in the 2020s.

Launch statistics[]

Rocket configurations[]

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  •   Vulcan Centaur VC0
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC2
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC4
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC6
  •   Vulcan Centaur Heavy

Launch sites[]

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  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch outcomes[]

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  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
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  •   Scheduled

Future launches[]

2022[]

Date and time, UTC Rocket,
configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
2022[1] VC2S CCAFS SLC-41 Peregrine Selenocentric Astrobotic Technology
Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur.
2022[2][3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC Demo-1 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)
First flight of Dream Chaser
2022[3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC-2 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)

2023[]

Date and time, UTC Rocket,
configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
Q1 2023[4] Vulcan Centaur CCAFS SLC-41 USSF-106 / NTS-3 GEO US Space Force
First National Security Space Launch on Vulcan Centaur. Primary payload is classified. Aft secondary payload is the third Navigation Technology Satellite.[5]
2023[6] VC4X CCAFS SLC-41 USSF-112 TBA US Space Force
Primary payload is classified.
Q3 2023[6] VC4X CCAFS SLC-41 USSF-87 TBA US Space Force
Primary payload is classified.
2023[3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC-3 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)

2024[]

Date and time, UTC Rocket,
configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
2024[3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC-4 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)

2025[]

Date and time, UTC Rocket,
configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
2025[3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC-5 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)

2026[]

Date and time, UTC Rocket,
configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
2026[3] VC4L CCAFS SLC-41 SNC-6 LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Irene Klotz [@Free_Space] (June 18, 2021). "Debut launch of @ulalaunch Vulcan slipping to 2022 as customer @astrobotic needs more time to prep Peregrine lunar lander. "Covid presented a lot of problems for the entire space supply chain," CEO John Thornton tells @aviationweek "We're just doing the best we can."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Foust, Jeff (18 November 2020). "First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022". SpaceNews. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Krebs, Gunter (23 May 2020). "Dream Chaser Cargo". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ Burghardt, Thomas [@TGMetsFan98] (7 September 2021). "Other upcoming National Security launches include: [...] Vulcan/USSF-106 NET Q2 FY23" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Erwin, Sandra (15 September 2020). "Air Force Research Laboratory's NTS-3 satellite to launch on ULA's Vulcan". SpaceNews. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (10 March 2021). "ULA, SpaceX split military launch contract awards". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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