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Certification Flight 2
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
11:25:00
Friday October 4, 2024
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Launch Notes
One of the GEM-63XL SRBs was observed to blown out its booster nozzle at T+37 seconds, causing reduced and asymmetric thrust during ascent, however the performance shortfall was fully compensated by Vulcan's other stages.
Certification Flight 2
Replacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload testing of the Sierra Space Dreamchaser CRS SNC-1 mission, the original planned payload.
Heliocentric Orbit
1,500 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
ULARocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 61.6m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 8,400 kg
Liftoff Thrust
8,952 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 15.5m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Launch Site
NE
SE
Launching
East
Stats
Vulcan Centaur
2nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2024
United Launch Alliance
163rd
Mission
5th
Mission of 2024
2024
182nd
Orbital launch attempt