Living definition
What is ULA Vulcan Centaur?
Space Launch & Satellites Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-10-21
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
ULA's Vulcan Centaur is a two-stage orbital rocket that pairs a new first stage burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen with a Centaur upper stage, built to succeed United Launch Alliance's older Atlas V and Delta IV rockets for both commercial and national security satellite launches.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-21, verified readiness is 40 (claimed 55, reported 40, gap 15) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Consider Vulcan conditionally, with launch availability confirmed before commitment.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for ULA Vulcan Centaur.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06