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Vulcan
FunctionPartial reusable launch vehicle
ManufacturerULA
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height~60 m (200 ft) (TBC)
Diameter5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Mass~350,000 kg (770,000 lb) - 650,000 kg (1,430,000 lb) (TBC)
Stages2
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
StatusIn development
Launch sitesCape Canaveral SLC-41 (TBC)
Vandenberg SLC-3E (TBC)
First flight2019 (planned)
Boosters
No. boosters1 to 6 (see text)
Engines1 Solid
Thrust~1,250 kN (280,000 lbf) (TBC)
Specific impulse~275 seconds (2.70 km/s) (TBC)
Burn time~90 seconds (TBC)
PropellantSolid
First stage
Engines2 BE-4
Thrust4,990 kN (1,120,000 lbf)
Specific impulse~350 seconds (3.4 km/s) (TBC)
Burn time~240 seconds (TBC)
PropellantCH4/LOX
Second stage Centaur
Engines1 RL10-C
Thrust103.8 kN (23,300 lbf)
Specific impulse451 seconds (4.42 km/s)
Burn time842 seconds
PropellantLH2/LOX