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Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colorado, 61.6 m tall, 27,200 kg to low Earth orbit, 2 stages.
| Operator | United Launch Alliance · Centennial, Colorado |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2024 |
| Height | 61.6 m |
| Diameter | 5.4 m |
| Liftoff mass | 546 t |
| Liftoff thrust | 10,500 kN |
| Stages | 2 |
| Payload to LEO | 27,200 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 14,400 kg |
| Engines | 2 × BE-4 · 2 × RL10C-1-1 · 0–6 GEM-63XL solid boosters |
| Propellant | Liquid methane / LOX (stage 1) · LH2 / LOX (Centaur V) |
| Reuse | Expendable — nothing is recovered |
| Launch sites | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral · SLC-3E, Vandenberg |
Configurations run VC0 through VC6 by solid-booster count. Replaces both Atlas V and Delta IV, and carries a large share of the Space Force manifest.
About United Launch Alliance
The Boeing–Lockheed joint venture that flew the US national-security manifest for two decades, now transitioning to Vulcan. Founded 2006. Official site.