Upcoming Vulcan Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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Classified ULA Vulcan Centaur USSF-106 NTS-3

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December

Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • United States Space Force (USSF) | National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • L3Harris Navigation Technology Satellite 3 (NTS-3)Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)

@ulalaunch VulcanRocket is getting ready to serve the nation! The USSF-106 launch campaign for our third Vulcan mission — and first for United States Space Force (USSF) and United Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) — begins today with the start of stacking operations at the Vertical Integration Facility-G

L3Harris NTS-3

Classified ULA Vulcan Centaur USSF-87 GSSAP-7 & GSSAP-8

UPDATED • DELAY EXPECTED

2024

Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)

NASA ULA Vulcan Centaur Sierra Space Dream Chaser Demo-1 Cargo to International Space Station (ISS)

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NET May

Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • Sierra Space Dream Chaser DC-101 Tenacity • NASA Commercial Resupply Service Phase 2 (CRS-2)Low Earth Orbit (LEO)International Space Station (ISS)Press Kit

@ulalaunch We have been working closely with our current Vulcan Rocket Cert-2 customer, Sierra Space, and while ULA will be ready to fly, Sierra Space has shared that they are making excellent progress with Dream Chaser but have schedule risk to fly by that time. We are working with Sierra Space to identify the next available launch date

SNC Dream Chaser in Orbit

ULA Vulcan Centaur SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Launch 2 (T1TRK-B)

2025

Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit

ULA Vulcan Centaur SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Launch 4 (T1TRK-D)

2025

Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit

Classified ULA NROL-63 Vulcan Centaur

2025

Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NROL-63Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit

Classified ULA NROL-64 Vulcan Centaur

2025

Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NROL-64Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit

Recent Videos of Vulcan Rocket Launches to Space & Events

NASA ULA Vulcan Centaur Maiden Flight (Cert-1) Peregrine Lunar Lander

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Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Certification-1 Maiden Flight Vulcan Centaur VC2S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Two Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Celestis Enterprise Memorial Spaceflight Solar Orbit • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Celestis Tranquility Memorial SpaceflightNASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) | TO2-ABAstrobotic Peregrine Lunar Lander Anomaly • Sinus Viscositatis | Gruithuisen Domes | Moon | ExplorerPress KitPress Kit

Schedule of Upcoming Vulcan Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
  • NET (No Earlier Than)
  • TBC (To Be Confirmed)
  • TBD (To Be Determined)
DateMissionLivestreamNotes
DecemberClassified ULA Vulcan Centaur USSF-106 NTS-3Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • United States Space Force (USSF) | National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • L3Harris Navigation Technology Satellite 3 (NTS-3)Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)
2024Classified ULA Vulcan Centaur USSF-87 GSSAP-7 & GSSAP-8Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)
2025Classified ULA USSF-16 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA USSF-23 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA USSF-43 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA USSF-112 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)
2025ULA GPS III-7 (SV07) Sally Ride Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Lockheed Martin GPS III (GPS-3 / NavStar-3)Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)Press Kit
2025ULA WGS-11+ Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)Press Kit
NET MayNASA ULA Vulcan Centaur Sierra Space Dream Chaser Demo-1 Cargo to International Space Station (ISS)Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • Sierra Space Dream Chaser DC-101 Tenacity • NASA Commercial Resupply Service Phase 2 (CRS-2)Low Earth Orbit (LEO)International Space Station (ISS)Press Kit
2025ULA Vulcan Centaur SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Launch 2 (T1TRK-B)Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025ULA Vulcan Centaur SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Launch 4 (T1TRK-D)Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025ULA GPS III-8 (SV08) Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur TBC • Lockheed Martin GPS III (GPS-3 / NavStar-3)Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA USSF-114 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA NROL-63 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NROL-63Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit
2025Classified ULA NROL-64 Vulcan CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)Vulcan Centaur VC4L | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Four Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines TBC • United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NROL-64Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO)Press Kit

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Recent Vulcan Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2024-10-04 11:25 UTCULA Vulcan Centaur (Cert-2)Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Certification-2 Vulcan Centaur VC2S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Two Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • SRB Anomaly • Heliocentric Orbit
2024-01-08 07:18 UTCNASA ULA Vulcan Centaur Maiden Flight (Cert-1) Peregrine Lunar LanderSpace Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Certification-1 Maiden Flight Vulcan Centaur VC2S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Two Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Celestis Enterprise Memorial Spaceflight Solar Orbit • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Celestis Tranquility Memorial SpaceflightNASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) | TO2-ABAstrobotic Peregrine Lunar Lander Anomaly • Sinus Viscositatis | Gruithuisen Domes | Moon | ExplorerPress KitPress Kit
2023-06-08 01:05 UTCULA Vulcan Centaur Cert-1 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF)Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)United Launch Alliance (ULA) | Certification-1 Maiden Flight Vulcan Centaur VC2S | Twin Blue Origin BE-4 Engines | Two Northrop Grumman GEM-63XL Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) | Twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-X Engines

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