Mission Status

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Mission Updates

Sep 26, 03:20 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET late 2026 with ISS docking cancelled.

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Aug 1, 06:11 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET late 2025.

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Mar 10, 04:25 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET late summer.

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Oct 10, 02:19 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET May 2025.

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Oct 3, 01:26 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET 2025.

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Jun 26, 04:10 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed due to payload testing issues, will no longer fly on the 2nd launch of Vulcan.

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May 14, 10:00 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET early September.

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Feb 9, 10:43 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET summer 2024.

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Oct 27, 08:12 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET April 2024.

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Jun 9, 02:41 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET Early 2024.

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Mar 24, 03:31 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET December 2023

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Feb 17, 01:15 PM Nosu

NET August

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Sep 19, 06:16 PM SwGustav

NET Summer 2023

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Feb 16, 10:10 PM SwGustav

Delayed to Q1 2023

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Nov 19, 09:01 PM Nosu

NET 2022

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Mission Details

First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane, on a free-flying mission in Low Earth Orbit.

Mission Type Test Flight
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name Vulcan VC4L
Manufacturer United Launch Alliance
Height 67.4 m
Diameter 5.4 m
Maiden Flight N/A
Success Rate 0/0 (0%)

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.