Vulcan

In addition to Peregrine, the inaugural Vulcan launch, called Cert-1 by ULA, will carry two demo satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation.

Peregrine is the primary payload on the inaugural launch of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket.

After completing the hardware tests, United Launch Alliance plans to add payloads to the Vulcan rocket and proceed to final launch preparations.

The Vulcan Centaur rocket's booster and Centaur upper stage arrived at Cape Canaveral on January 21 from the ULA factory in Decatur, Alabama.

United Launch Alliance plans to conduct a wet dress rehearsal for the Vulcan rocket where it will be filled with propellants and undergo a practice countdown.

Vulcan’s initial planned National Security Space Launch missions include USSF-106, USSF-87, and GPS SV-07.

Based on the timing of the award and Vulcan’s schedule, GPS SV-07 is expected to launch in 2024 at the earliest.

Vulcan was planned to be ready to perform its debut launch in mid-2023 and must complete two successful commercial missions to be certified for National Security Space Launch missions.

The United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket has begun its journey to the launch site in preparation for its first test flight.

The first mission of Vulcan will deliver a payload to the Moon.

Upon arrival at Cape Canaveral, the Vulcan hardware will be transferred to ULA facilities for inspections and processing.

Vulcan will undergo a series of flight readiness verification tests, including multiple tanking tests and a wet dress rehearsal.

The certification flight one (Cert-1) version of the Vulcan rocket was completed in Decatur, Alabama.

Vulcan features a single core booster that is scalable for all missions, including those requiring heavy class performance.

The ULA team has completed production of the Vulcan rocket for its first certification flight.

Peregrine Mission One will be launched on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Sine vibration testing replicates the low frequency vibrations the lander will experience during liftoff and as Vulcan leaves Earth’s atmosphere.

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno expects to launch Vulcan in the first quarter of 2023.