Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1

NET December 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

United Launch Alliance is launching Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 on a Vulcan VC4L from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. It is a test flight heading to Low Earth Orbit.

Why it matters

Test flights exist to find out what a vehicle can do, so an outcome short of complete success can still be a useful result for the programme.

What stands out

Test flight

At a glance

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Payload: Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1
Mission type: Test Flight
Rocket: Vulcan VC4L
Provider: United Launch Alliance
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41
Programme: Commercial Resupply Services

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

What changed

Every change to this schedule, logged as it happened. Most trackers only ever show you today's date.

SEP 26, 2025 · 3:20 PM UTC
NET late 2026 with ISS docking cancelled.
Launch Library note·Source
AUG 1, 2025 · 6:11 PM UTC
NET late 2025.
Launch Library note·Source
MAR 10, 2025 · 4:25 PM UTC
NET late summer.
Launch Library note·Source

12 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.

Schedule confidence

LOW

Treat this date as provisional.

Why does RocketRune rate it this way?

Only a target quarter has been announced.
The provider has not committed to this date.
No schedule changes recorded since RocketRune began tracking this launch.

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Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle: Vulcan VC4L
Provider: United Launch Alliance
Orbit: LEO
Payload: Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1
Status: To Be Determined
Vehicle height: 67.4 m
Liftoff thrust: 13,706 kN

Programme

Commercial Resupply Services

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