First Flight of the Vulcan rocket by the United Launch Alliance!
The booster measures 109.2 feet (33.3 meters) in length and 17.7 feet (5.4 meters) in diameter. Made of internal ortho-grid aluminum construction to create a structurally stable stage, it is equipped with two BE-4 main engines, each producing approximately 550,000 pounds (2.45 mega-Newtons) of thrust to lift Vulcan out of the atmosphere on the way to orbit.
Centaur V, with its pressure-stabilized stainless-steel tanks, is 38.5 feet (11.7 meters) in length and 17.7 feet (5.4 meters) in diameter. The cryogenic stage features two RL10C-1-1A engines, each producing 23,825 pounds (106 kilo-Newtons) of thrust to deliver the inaugural flight payloads to three different orbits: low Earth orbit, a high-energy orbit at a nearly lunar distance, and an Earth escape orbit into interplanetary space.
The Certification-1 launch will deliver two Project Kuiper demonstration satellites into low Earth orbit, place the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander in a highly elliptical orbit more than 225,000 miles (360,000 km) above Earth to intercept the Moon, and carry a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight Payload beyond the Earth-Moon system to orbit the Sun forever.
Vulcan makes access to space more affordable by taking advantage of new manufacturing technologies and streamlined processes. This new all-American rocket brings new opportunities in space and more capabilities on Earth.
Mission Details Astrobotic's Lunar Lander Perigrine:
Peregrine is Astrobotic's lunar lander. 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. With his $79,5 million CLPS award, Atrobotic has signed 16 customers for lunar delivery on its first mission in addition to the NASA payloads.
Peregrine is Astrobotic's lunar lander. 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. With his $79,5 million CLPS award, Atrobotic has signed 16 customers for lunar delivery on its first mission in addition to the NASA payloads.
Mission Details Kuiper Sat by Amazon:
The first launch of the Kuiper satellites of Amazon's mega constellation. Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access; this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km, and 630 km altitude.
The first launch of the Kuiper satellites of Amazon's mega constellation. Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access; this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km, and 630 km altitude.
The launch date is TBD and not earlier than February 25, 2023. The exact launch time will be released in the upcoming weeks, and we will probably adapt the date and time of our Livestream.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 AT 4:30 PM UTC+02
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