Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle [a] developed and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle consisting of the Vulcan first stage and the Centaur second stage.

Vulcan is available in four standard offering configurations including zero, two, four and six solid rocket booster (SRB) variants. Optimal orbit for each customer, delivering industry best spacecraft orbital insertion accuracy. Example: Peregrine will fly on a …

13 hours ago · A second Vulcan test flight launched on October 4, and while the rocket reached its targeted orbit, it overcame a malfunction in one of the rocket's two solid rocket boosters, which lost its ...

Jan 8, 2024 · Vulcan will leverage the world’s highest-performing upper stage to deliver on ULA’s industry-leading legacy of reliability and precision. Centaur V’s matchless flexibility and extreme endurance enables the most complex orbital insertions within the most challenging and clandestine orbits.

ULA is transforming the future of space launch, making it more affordable, accessible and commercialized with its new, next-generation rocket. Vulcan will do it all – affordability with higher performance – while continuing to deliver on ULA’s unparalleled reliability and precision.

Jan 10, 2024 · Early Monday morning, the hefty Vulcan rocket streaked into orbit for the first time, nailing its performance targets and delivering a substantial success to United Launch Alliance on the...

Feb 21, 2023 · The Vulcan Centaur is a new methane-fueled rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA), one of the U.S.' most experienced space launch operators. Due to launch in late 2023, the Vulcan Centaur...

4 days ago · ULA developed its Vulcan rocket with full transparency to AATS, which principally required two certification flights of the rocket before it could begin flying NSSL missions.

Jan 8, 2024 · The Vulcan Centaur rocket features the first use of Northrop Grumman’s Graphite Epoxy Motor solid rocket booster. At over 72 feet long and 63 inches in diameter, the GEM 63XL is the “longest monolithic SRB ever produced for flight,” Northrop Grumman reported in a …

Learn about the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Get a complete overview of the rocket, along with key launch stats. Detailed insights on size, thrust, payload capacity, and more.