Launch vehicle · United Launch Alliance
Vulcan Centaur
Also known as Vulcan
RocketsHeavy-lift
Imagery
ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41
A pathfinder test article of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug.
2021
NASA/Kennedy · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
United Launch Alliance's successor to the Atlas V and Delta IV families, using BE-4 engines and a Centaur upper stage.
Components & hardware
Knowledge connections
- Operated byUnited Launch Alliance
- ReplacedAtlas V
- Member of familyAtlas
- Launched fromSpace Launch Complex 41
- Powered byBE-4
- Powered byRL10
- Derived fromAtlas V
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ULAUnited Launch Alliance
Atlas V, Delta IV, and Vulcan Centaur — manufacturer specifications and mission data.