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Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle consisting of the Vulcan first stage and the Centaur second stage. Replacing ULA's Atlas V and Delta IV rockets, the Vulcan Centaur is principally designed to meet the needs of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, which supports U.S. intelligence agencies and the Defense Department, but ULA believes it will also be able to price missions low enough to attract commercial launches.

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NGLS; Next Generation Launch System; Vulcan ACES; Vulcan Centaur; Vulcan rocket
diameter 5.4 metre, mass 546700 kilogram, height 61.6 metre, 
heavy-lift launch vehicle, United Launch Alliance, United States, 
United States, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, heavy-lift launch vehicle, 2024, 2020s, 

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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. 26, 2021.

ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0048)

ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0053)

ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0056)

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. 26, 2021.

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 4, 2024.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		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. 26, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0048)		Commons
commons	image		ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0053)		Commons
commons	image		ULA Vulcan Rocket Unveiled at SLC-41 (KSC-20210826-PH-KLS01 0056)		Commons
commons	image		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. 26, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 4, 2024.		Commons