Vulcan Centaur

United Launch Alliance’s successor to Atlas V, powered by the same BE-4 engines as New Glenn.

Type
Rocket
Status
Paused
First flight
January 8, 2024
Height
61.6 m (202 ft)
Built by
ULA, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman
4
flights, January 2024–February 2026
Feb 12, 2026
last launch; grounded since a solid-booster anomaly on that flight (as of October 1, 2026)
2
solid-booster anomalies in four flights (October 2024 and February 2026)
Vulcan Centaur lifting off.
Vulcan Centaur lifting off.

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