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Vulcan Centaur VC4S

Vulcan Centaur VC4S is the flown configuration with four GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters and the standard-length payload fairing. It uses the methane-fueled Vulcan core and dual-engine Centaur V upper stage.

Vulcan Centaur VC4S
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Identity

Aliases
Vulcan VC4SVC4S
Family Name
Vulcan Centaur
Full Name
Vulcan Centaur VC4S
Status
active
Type
rocket
Variant Name
VC4S

Details

Description
Vulcan Centaur VC4S is the flown configuration with four GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters and the standard-length payload fairing. It uses the methane-fueled Vulcan core and dual-engine Centaur V upper stage.
First Flight Year
2,025
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Parent Vehicle Family
Propulsion Configurations
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    Vulcan Centaur VC4S installation
    Notes
    Applies only to the VC4S configuration; VC2S, VC6S, and other Vulcan Centaur configurations remain separate sibling records.
Rocket Specs
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
2

Links

Official Url
https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Centaur

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Creation Time
July 17, 2026 at 12:02:53 UTC
Updated Time
July 31, 2026 at 23:02:36 UTC
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