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Vulcan
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2026
StatusTBD
VehicleVulcan
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 41
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Mission

Payload is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal spacecraft.

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VehicleVulcan
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 41
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowDec 31, 00:00:00 UTC→Dec 31, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyVulcan
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.583, -80.583
Scrub riskLOW
Go80%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go80%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud100%Temp86°F

Limiting rule: No flight within 5 nmi of cloud associated with disturbed weather (moderate+ precip, freezing level penetration).

NWS forecast at 2026-07-14T16:00:00-04:00: 38% PoP · thunderstorms in short forecast · HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 975 J/kg · K-idx 35 · freezing 15,194 ft · NWS sky 100% · PWAT 52 mm at T-0