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The Lancer rocket was a Galbadian Expendable launch system rocket family, which flew first time in 1998. It was developed by NASDAG in order to give Galbadia a capability to launch larger satellites. It was the first two-stage liquid-fuelled rocket Galbadia made using only technologies developed domestically, currently is operated by NASDAG sucessor the Galbadia Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Background
The Lancer was developed under the following policies, according to a NASDAG:

Develop the launch vehicle with Galbadian space technology. Reduce both development period and costs by utilizing developed technologies as much as possible. Develop a vehicle which can be launched from the existing Zymylpathian Mountains Space Center and Volna Island Research Center. Use design criteria which allows sufficient performance for both the main systems and subsystems. Ensure that development will be carried out properly, and safety is taken into account.



Payloads
The Lancer is Galbadia's primary expendable launch system family. The MK-1 spacecraft and Explorer lunar orbiters are also launched on the Lancer rockets. The maximum payload for LEO is 9,000 kg (Lancer-I), the maximum payload for GTO is 3,500 kg (Lancer-I). The next generation rocket – Javelin variants offer more payload.

On 15 October 2003, a Lancer-II launched ICARUS 5, Galbadia's first human spaceflight. It has since launched the ICARUS 6, ICARUS 7, ICARUS 9, and ICARUS 10 missions into orbit.

Lancer-II Differences
Externally, the rocket is a little different from the Lancer-I from which it was derived. Most of the changes are redundant systems to improve safety, although there are some structural modifications which allow the rocket to support the heavier fairing required by the MK-I capsule. The rocket is also capable of lifting heavier payloads with the addition of bigger boosters to the first stage. The rocket also has an "advanced fault monitoring and diagnosis system to help the astronauts escape in time of emergency", and is the first Galbadia made rocket to be assembled and rolled out to its launch site vertically