United Launch Alliance Vulcan program
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The United Launch Alliance Vulcan program is ULA’s next-generation launch initiative centered on the Vulcan Centaur rocket, designed to replace Atlas V and Delta IV with a more cost-effective, flexible, and partially reusable launch system for commercial, government, and national security missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch vehicle development program
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space launch program ⓘ |
| competitiveLandscape |
ArianeGroup Ariane 6 program
NERFINISHED
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Blue Origin New Glenn program NERFINISHED ⓘ SpaceX Falcon program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreLaunchVehicle | Vulcan booster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| designGoal |
cost-effective launch system
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flexible launch system ⓘ partially reusable launch system ⓘ |
| feature |
strap-on solid rocket boosters option
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variable performance configurations ⓘ |
| focus | National Security Space Launch missions ⓘ |
| goal |
increase launch cadence
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reduce launch cost per kilogram to orbit ⓘ support human exploration missions as part of broader U.S. space architecture ⓘ |
| includesReusabilityFeature | engine section recovery concept ⓘ |
| industry | aerospace ⓘ |
| intendedOrbitTypes |
cislunar trajectories
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geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchProvider | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSitesInclude |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
NERFINISHED
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Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorLaunchVehicles |
Atlas V
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchVehicle | Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial launch services
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government launch services ⓘ national security space launches ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Atlas V program
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces |
Atlas V program
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| segment | expendable and partially reusable launch vehicles ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technology | liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas first-stage propulsion ⓘ |
| upperStage | Centaur V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperStagePropellant | liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| usesUpperStageFamily | Centaur upper stages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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