User:Galactic Penguin SST/sandbox/Vulcan (rocket)
Appearance
Function | Partial reusable launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | ULA |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | ~60 m (200 ft) (TBC) |
Diameter | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
Mass | ~350,000 kg (770,000 lb) - 650,000 kg (1,430,000 lb) (TBC) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | ~10,000 kg (22,000 lb) - 25,000 kg (55,000 lb) (TBC) |
Payload to GTO | ~5,000 kg (11,000 lb) - 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) (TBC) |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 (TBC) Vandenberg SLC-3E (TBC) |
First flight | 2019 (planned) |
Boosters | |
No. boosters | 1 to 6 (see text) |
Engines | 1 Solid |
Thrust | ~1,250 kN (280,000 lbf) (TBC) |
Specific impulse | ~275 seconds (2.70 km/s) (TBC) |
Burn time | ~90 seconds (TBC) |
Propellant | Solid |
First stage | |
Engines | 2 BE-4 |
Thrust | 4,990 kN (1,120,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | ~350 seconds (3.4 km/s) (TBC) |
Burn time | ~240 seconds (TBC) |
Propellant | CH4/LOX |
Second stage Centaur | |
Engines | 1 RL10-C |
Thrust | 103.8 kN (23,300 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 451 seconds (4.42 km/s) |
Burn time | 842 seconds |
Propellant | LH2/LOX |