List of Vulcan launches
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
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- Cape Canaveral SLC-41
- Vandenberg SLC-3E
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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) |
TBD | |||||
| Date and time, UTC | Rocket, configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Customer |
| TBD[7] | VC6L | CCSFS, SLC-41 | Project Kuiper (45 satellites)[8] | LEO | Kuiper Systems |
| Satellite internet constellation. Order of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches. | |||||
References
- 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.
- Foust, Jeff (18 November 2020). "First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022". SpaceNews. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- Krebs, Gunter (23 May 2020). "Dream Chaser Cargo". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- 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.
- Erwin, Sandra (15 September 2020). "Air Force Research Laboratory's NTS-3 satellite to launch on ULA's Vulcan". SpaceNews. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Clark, Stephen (10 March 2021). "ULA, SpaceX split military launch contract awards". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "Amazon Signs Contract with United Launch Alliance for 38 Project Kuiper Launches on Vulcan Centaur". ULA. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- Foust, Jeff (5 April 2022). "Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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