Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1
United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Q2 2027
Rocket file · LV-202
Vulcan VC4L
United Launch Alliance · Vulcan · IN SERVICE
Vulcan VC4L is an expendable launch vehicle built by United Launch Alliance. It stands 67.4 m tall, lifts 24,600 kg to low Earth orbit. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 for United Launch Alliance, no earlier than Q2 2027.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height67.4 m
Diameter5.4 m
Payload to LEO24,600 kg
Payload to GTO11,700 kg
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
Scheduled2
VariantVC4L
About Vulcan 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.
Upcoming flights
Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 2
United Launch Alliance · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2027
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Common questions
- How many times has Vulcan VC4L flown?
- Vulcan VC4L hasn't flown yet, but 2 flights are scheduled.
- What is Vulcan VC4L's success rate?
- Vulcan VC4L hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
- When is the next Vulcan VC4L launch?
- Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1, flown by United Launch Alliance. It's set for no earlier than Q2 2027 from Space Launch Complex 41.
- How much can Vulcan VC4L lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Vulcan VC4L at 24,600 kg to low Earth orbit and 11,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Vulcan VC4L reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Vulcan VC4L as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.