ULA delays Vulcan rocket launch of 40 Leo satellites for Amazon
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan, equipped with six solid rocket boosters, stands ready for launch at Cape Canaveral’s pad 41. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan, equipped with six solid rocket boosters, stands ready for launch at Cape Canaveral’s pad 41. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. ET: ULA has scrubbed today’s launch attempt and rescheduled for tomorrow at 12:32:30 p.m. United Launch Alliance is set to return its Vulcan rocket to flight Friday, nine months after a solid rocket booster malfunction prompted the U.S. government to pause its use of the 215-foot-tall, non-reusable rocket. The upcoming mission, Amazon Leo LV-01, serves a private customer, Amazon, which tasked ULA with carrying 40 broadband internet satellites to expand its Leo constellation — the first of 38 Vulcan launches Amazon purchased.
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