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
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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 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 | GPS III SV10

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

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Tenth of ten GPS III missions.

Medium Earth Orbit

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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:

USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.

Geostationary Orbit

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Vulcan | WGS-11

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

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

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Vulcan | USSF-57

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

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 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD September, 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 | 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 | USSF-114

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

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, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

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, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Polar Orbit

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Vulcan | NROL-83

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 | NROL-64

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-112

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 Space Force

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-16

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 Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | USSF-23

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 Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | GPS IIIF SV01

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

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

First Block IIIF GPS satellite

Medium Earth 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 | 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 | USSF-43

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 Space Force.

Unknown

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Vulcan | GPS IIIF SV02 (USSF-49)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2029

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Second Block IIIF GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit

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Vulcan | NGG-2 (USSF-50)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2029

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Second Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared GEO (NGG) satellite for the US Space Force. It is designed to deliver survivable, resilient missile warning, tracking, and defense.

Unknown

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Flight Record

No spaceflights found for .

Recent Launches

Long March 3

Success

14 hours, 16 minutes ago

TJSW-21

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Falcon 9

Success

21 hours, 31 minutes ago

Starlink Group 6-78

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Electron

Success

1 day, 12 hours ago

Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3?)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Note: Payload and customer identities unconfirmed, identification based on mission patch and rocket drop zones analysis. 3rd of the BlackSky Gen-3…

Long March 2

Success

2 days, 21 hours ago

Shijian 30 A-C

Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

3 Chinese satellites described as for “Space Environment Measurements” purposes. Actual usage not known.

Falcon 9

Success

3 days ago

Starlink Group 6-94

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.