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Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
Vulcan VC2S
Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology. Astrobotic was selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver up to 14 NASA payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in 2022.
- Launch vehicle
- Vulcan VC2S
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Programs
- Commercial Lunar Payload Services
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Vulcan VC2S
Vulcan Centaur is a two-stage-to-orbit, heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2014. It is principally designed to meet launch demands for the U.S. government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for use by the United States Space Force and U.S. intelligence agencies for national security satellite launches. It will replace both of ULA's existing launchers (Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy) in this role, as these launchers are retiring.
- Height
- 61.6 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 2
- First flight
- 2024-01-08
Recorded timing
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45 minute windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch site
DestinationLunar Orbit
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