Vulcan VC2S | Certification Flight 2
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Certification Flight 2
Replacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload testing of the Sierra Space Dreamchaser CRS SNC-1 mission, the original planned payload.
Vulcan VC2S
Height 61.60 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8400 kg
Liftoff Thrust 9303 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 19000 kg
Liftoff Mass 663 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2024-01-08
Launch Failures 0
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-03T13:35:48+0000
Targeting end of September.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-07-24T01:46:20+0000
NET September 16.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-06-27T18:44:58+0000
Updated launch vehicle configuration.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-06-26T16:13:43+0000
Added launch as replacement for Vulcan USSF certification usage after original payload was delayed.
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