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
Interim CEO: John Elbon
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 | 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.

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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 | WGS-11

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026
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, 2026
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, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | USSF-95

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD June, 2027
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 | USSF-70

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD September, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified payload for the United States Space Force

Geostationary Orbit
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Vulcan | GPS IIIF SV01

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

First Block IIIF GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Vulcan | GPS IIIF SV03 (USSF-15)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Third GPS IIIF (GPS III Follow-on) mission

Medium Earth Orbit
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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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