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Vulcan

United Launch Alliance · Vulcan · IN SERVICE

Vulcan is an expendable launch vehicle built by United Launch Alliance. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Vulcan | NROL-100 for United Launch Alliance, no earlier than 2026.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
Diameter5.4 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flightNOT ON FILE
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

NO FLIGHTS
Total flights0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO DATA
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled24
VariantVulcan

About Vulcan

Vulcan

Upcoming flights

The next 12 of 24 scheduled. Full schedule

Vulcan in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Vulcan flown?
Vulcan hasn't flown yet, but 24 flights are scheduled.
What is Vulcan's success rate?
Vulcan hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
When is the next Vulcan launch?
Vulcan | NROL-100, flown by United Launch Alliance. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Space Launch Complex 3E.
How much can Vulcan lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Vulcan.
Is Vulcan reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Vulcan as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.