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Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1

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> MISSION DATA

DATEThursday, December 31, 2026
TIME12:00 AM UTC
PROVIDERUnited Launch Alliance
ROCKETVulcan VC4L
PADSpace Launch Complex 41
LOCATIONCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ORBITLow Earth Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // TEST FLIGHT

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

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2026-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2026-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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