Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Resupply

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane to the ISS.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 1, 2025, 6:11 p.m.

NET late 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • March 10, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

NET late summer.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 10, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

NET May 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 3, 2024, 1:26 a.m.

NET 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • June 26, 2024, 4:10 p.m.

Delayed due to payload testing issues, will no longer fly on the 2nd launch of Vulcan.


Vulcan VC4L

Family:
Configuration: VC4L

Vulcan Centaur is a two-stage-to-orbit, heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2014. It is principally designed to meet launch demands for the U.S. government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for use by the United States Space Force and U.S. intelligence agencies for national security satellite launches. It will replace both of ULA's existing launchers (Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy) in this role, as these launchers are retiring.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    67.4 m
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    770.0 T
  • Thrust
    13706.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Vulcan VC4L
  • Family
  • Variant
    VC4L
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Vulcan VC4L
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    24600.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    11700.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    4900.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    20000.0 kg

Dream Chaser Tenacity


Active Cargo Unmanned Crew Capacity: 7 Payload Capacity: 5000 kg
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: None

First operational Dream Chaser.

Dream Chaser Details

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Successes: 167 Failures: 0 Pending: 42

Agency Type:

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.

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