Static Fire

Vulcan Cert-1 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF)

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander, Kuipersat-1 & 2 (Maiden flight)

United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s first Vulcan rocket will perform a test firing of the 1st stage BE-4 engines ahead of its first launch in summer 2023.

Updates

SwGustav • May 25, 2023, 8:14 p.m.

Delayed, rollback is needed to inspect the engine ignition system

Cosmic_Penguin • May 25, 2023, 1:02 p.m.

Added event.

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Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander, Kuipersat-1 & 2 (Maiden flight)

United Launch Alliance | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD July, 2023

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology. The first two satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation are onboard this launch as rideshare payloads.

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