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List of Vulcan launches

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This is a list of launches made by the Vulcan Centaur rocket since its maiden launch on 8 January 2024.

Notable missions

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Peregrine Mission One

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Launch of the Peregrine on Vulcan Centaur's first flight

Peregrine Mission One was a lunar lander built by Astrobotic Technology, selected as a part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. It was launched on the maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur on 8 January 2024, 07:18 UTC.[1] The Vulcan Centaur successfully placed Peregrine into trans-lunar injection, however, following a fuel leak with the spacecraft unrelated to the Vulcan Centaur, the lander failed in its attempt to land on the moon.[2]

Launch statistics

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Launch outcomes

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2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Launch sites

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2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC‑41
  •   Vandenberg SLC‑3E

Rocket configurations

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC0
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC2S
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC4
  •   Vulcan Centaur VC6
  •   Vulcan Centaur TBD

Launch history

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2024

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Future launches

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Future launches are listed chronologically when firm plans are in place. The order of the later launches is much less certain.[10] Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date.

2025

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2026

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TBD

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bruno, Tory (10 December 2023). "#VulcanRocket WDR update". X. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The first US Moon landing in more than 50 years has hit a major hurdle after a 'critical' fuel leak". ABC News (Australia). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ McCrea, Aaron (8 January 2024). "Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The first US Moon landing in more than 50 years has hit a major hurdle after a 'critical' fuel leak". ABC News (Australia). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ Berger, Eric (22 July 2024). "A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year". Ars Technica. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Vulcan Cert-2". United Launch Alliance. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Clark, Stephen (4 October 2024). "ULA's second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going". Ars Technica. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ Foust, Jeff (4 October 2024). "Vulcan competes second flight despite SRB anomaly". SpaceNews. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ Clark, Stephen (22 October 2024). "Space Force is "assessing" impacts to Vulcan schedule". Ars Technica. Retrieved 23 October 2024. It was a successful Cert flight, and now we're knee deep in finalizing certification
  10. ^ a b Baylor, Michael. "Upcoming Launches: Vulcan". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ Erwin, Sandra (9 April 2022). "Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation". SpaceNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ @GewoonLukas_ (24 June 2024). "The first one will be the USSF-106 mission. This launch will carry the NTS-3 satellite, along with another currently unidentified payload, directly to Geosynchronous orbit. It currently looks like Vulcan will be flying in the VC4 configuration for this mission" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Krebs, Gunter (19 December 2023). "Vulcan". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  14. ^ Erwin, Sandra (27 February 2023). "Air Force navigation satellite to launch on Vulcan's first national security mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  15. ^ "FY21 NSS Missions". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  16. ^ @GewoonLukas_ (24 June 2024). "The second one will be the USSF-87 mission, which will likely carry the 7th GSSAP satellite directly to Geosynchronous orbit. It currently looks like Vulcan will be flying in the VC2 configuration for this mission, although a VC4 has been previously reported" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ a b c @torybruno (16 May 2024). "Likely a 2 solid. When the Gov wants to go" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ a b c https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/2744342/space-systems-command-declares-three-gps-iii-space-vehicles-available-for-launch
  19. ^ Garcia, Mark (15 October 2024). "Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition 72 Stays Focused on Science". NASA. Retrieved 16 October 2024. The first flight of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser to the International Space Station is now scheduled for no earlier than May 2025.
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  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Erwin, Sandra (31 October 2023). "Space Force assigns 21 national security missions to ULA and SpaceX". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i @thesheetztweetz (1 November 2023). "And, for those curious, here's the rundown of the 21 mission assignments:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ a b "Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  24. ^ Erwin, Sandra (9 April 2024). "Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  25. ^ Erwin, Sandra (13 April 2023). "Boeing unveils WGS-11 design with new military payload". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  26. ^ Foust, Jeff (26 July 2023). "NASA and DARPA select Lockheed Martin to develop DRACO nuclear propulsion demo". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Space Systems Command announces 21 mission assignments for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Procurement" (PDF). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  28. ^ a b c Erwin, Sandra (30 May 2022). "Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  29. ^ Foust, Jeff (29 April 2022). "First Dream Chaser vehicle takes shape". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  30. ^ "Amazon Signs Contract with United Launch Alliance for 38 Project Kuiper Launches on Vulcan Centaur". ULA. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.