{"id":10629,"date":"2026-11-15T21:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T21:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10629"},"modified":"2026-11-15T21:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T21:41:31","slug":"vulcan-rocket-fails-destroying-40-amazon-leo-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10629","title":{"rendered":"Vulcan rocket fails, destroying 40 Amazon Leo satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">United Launch Alliance (ULA) suffered what is <a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2026\/11\/15\/ula-suffers-first-total-mission-failure-with-loss-of-vulcan-rocket-carrying-40-amazon-leo-satellites\/\">reportedly its first mission failure<\/a> in its 20-year history, failing to deliver 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. Leo is Amazon\u2019s competitor to SpaceX\u2019s Starlink, but it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/1001259\/spacex-starlink-satellites-starship-amazon-leo\">struggled to get off the ground<\/a> so far, putting only a small portion of the necessary satellites to challenge Starlink into orbit. Today\u2019s launch was supposed to be the first of 38 flights Amazon purchased from ULA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ulalaunch\/status\/2122034531658076417\">posted on X<\/a>, ULA said, \u201cBased on data received by our Launch Director, we confirm that the Vulcan vehicle launched from Space Launch Complex 41 suffered an anomaly 10 minutes into the flight and failed to deliver the Amazon mission to orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The company said it was currently unclear what caused the failure, but pledged transparency as it continues its investigation. Amazon projected confidence in its launch partner despite the failure, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amazonleo\/status\/2122044843459330183?s=46\">posting on X<\/a> that, \u201c There is risk with any launch, and that\u2019s especially true for inaugural missions like LV-01. ULA has been a trusted partner for Amazon, and we believe they\u2019ll learn from this mission and deliver on their long-term plans for Vulcan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/1034006\/vulcan-rocket-fails-destroying-40-amazon-leo-satellites\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Launch Alliance (ULA) suffered what is reportedly its first mission failure in its 20-year history, failing to deliver 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. 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