Vulcan

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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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Description

Vulcan

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
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Diameter
5.4 m
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
―
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Vulcan
Family
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Variant
Vulcan
Alias
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Full Name
Vulcan

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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United Launch Alliance

Commercial

CEO: Tory Bruno

ULA 2006

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.

Upcoming Spaceflights

Vulcan | GPS III SV08

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Eighth of ten GPS III missions.

Medium Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | GPS III SV09

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.

Medium Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | NROL-83

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | NROL-64

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-87

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-112

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-16

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | WGS-11

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

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Vulcan | USSF-43

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-23

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-57

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Vulcan | USSF-114

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Polar Orbit

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Vulcan | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Polar Orbit

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Vulcan | USSF-25

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Payload is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal spacecraft.

Low Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit

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Vulcan | NROL-109

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-95

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

First satellite of a medium Earth orbit missile-warning and missile-tracking constellation.

Medium Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | NROL-100

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.

Geostationary Orbit

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Vulcan | STP-5

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Two satellites in support of the US Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office.

Low Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | NROL-56

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | NROL-73

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown

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Vulcan | GPS III SV10

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Tenth of ten GPS III missions.

Medium Earth Orbit

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