Vulcan Centaur

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Atlas_and_Delta_rockets
gptkbp:design modular
gptkbp:developer estimated $1 billion
gptkbp:diameter 5.4 meters
gptkbp:engine BE-4
gptkbp:engineType solid
liquid
gptkbp:environmentalImpact minimized emissions
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:Centaur_upper_stage
4
gptkbp:firstFlight 2023
planned
static fire tests
simulations conducted
gptkbp:futurePlans advanced avionics
new engines
enhanced payload capacity
gptkbp:hasGoals 2
gptkbp:height 60 meters
gptkbp:highestPoint 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vulcan Centaur
gptkbp:internationalCooperation yes
launches for foreign customers
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
NASA
commercial satellite operators
gptkbp:launched competitive
remote monitoring
ground-based
up to 12 per year
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:missionCapabilities GTO, LEO, SSO
gptkbp:missionsConducted high
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
Blue Origin
Aerojet Rocketdyne
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 5.4 meters
satellites, probes
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 27,200 kg
6,700 kg
gptkbp:productionCompany in development
gptkbp:purpose satellite launches
gptkbp:reliability no
high
gptkbp:safetyFeatures redundant systems
escape system
automated launch sequence
gptkbp:secondaryMission interplanetary missions
lunar missions
Mars_missions
gptkbp:setting two-stage
gptkbp:successor Atlas V
gptkbp:targetMarket commercial spaceflight
government missions