Vulcan Centaur - Cert-1
Provider
ULA
Rocket
Vulcan Centaur
Monday, January 8, 2024
2:18 AM EST
Cape Canaveral, Florida
50 minutes to TLI
Mission Overview
The maiden flight of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully reached space, carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander. This marked the debut of Blue Origin's BE-4 engines on an orbital rocket.
Peregrine Lunar Lander
Trans-Lunar Injection
Mission Highlights
First Vulcan flight
New BE-4 engines
Moon mission attempt
Fun Facts! 🤔
Vulcan uses methane fuel, which could be made on Mars!
The BE-4 engines were developed by Blue Origin over 10 years.
ULA has a 100% mission success rate with over 150 launches.
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Mission Statistics
185 km (parking orbit)
Maximum Altitude
40,000 km/h (TLI)
Maximum Speed
384,400 km (to Moon)
Distance Traveled
0
Orbits Completed
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