Vulcan Centaur

Name: Vulcan Centaur
Brand: United Launch Alliance

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Payload LEO

27,200 kg

Payload MEO

8,100 kg

Payload GTO

14,500 kg

Payload GEO

6,500 kg

Payload Mond

11,500 kg

Assessment

Vulcan Centaur first launched on 8 January 2024 from Space Launch Complex 41, powered by two Blue Origin BE-4 engines and up to six Northrop Grumman GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters. During the USSF-87 launch on 12 February 2026, ULA observed a significant performance anomaly on one of the four solid rocket motors.

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Technical data

Height61.6 m

Diameter5.4 m

Liftoff mass546.7 t

Liftoff thrust4,893 kN

Stages2

PropellantLOX/methane (Centaur: LOX/LH2)

ReusabilityExpendable

First flight2024

Lead time–

Provider launch sites

Cape Canaveral SLC-41Vandenberg SLC-3E

Price

Price on request

To the provider: United Launch Alliance

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