| Specification | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Thrust N | 100,530 N per engine (22,600 lbf) | |
| Propellant | Cryogenic (liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen) |
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“As of December 17, 2019, ULA published that the Centaur stage for the Atlas V Starliner configuration was powered by dual Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines, each producing 22,600 pounds of thrust.”
e1167a45-934a-41c9-a131-a823591fd5c4“United Launch Alliance received an $86,200,000 award to demonstrate a smart propulsion cryogenic system using the Centaur upper stage of its Vulcan rocket, including tank-to-tank propellant transfer and multi-week cryogenic storage.”
e3fa3ef9-4e40-4814-9b5e-bff9edd25986United Launch Alliance has several Centaur stages at its Decatur factory, and one of those stages will be used to complete the qualification testing interrupted by the March incident.
The Atlas V booster stage and Centaur upper stage departed the ULA manufacturing facility in Decatur, Alabama on 2021-03-23 aboard ULA’s rocket transportation vessel.
United Launch Alliance uses large forms to fabricate stainless steel Centaur tanks.
As of December 17, 2019, ULA published that the Centaur stage for the Atlas V Starliner configuration was powered by dual Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines, each producing 22,600 pounds of thrust.
United Launch Alliance received an $86,200,000 award to demonstrate a smart propulsion cryogenic system using the Centaur upper stage of its Vulcan rocket, including tank-to-tank propellant transfer and multi-week cryogenic storage.
United Launch Alliance completed an investigation into an anomaly during a 2023-03-29 test of a Centaur at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.