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ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th

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Briefings

United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to launch the Vulcan rocket on November 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, to deploy 40 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation. This mission follows a critical failure in February where two solid rocket boosters experienced nozzle issues, causing the company to delay its 2026 schedule by nine months. The launch is the first of 38 Vulcan flights Amazon has booked, and the date is pending range approval from the US Space Force.

Key points

• ULA will launch the Vulcan rocket on November 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, to deploy 40 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation.
• The mission follows a February failure where two solid rocket boosters experienced nozzle issues, causing the company to delay its 2026 schedule by nine months.

Context

ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th after a solid rocket booster anomaly threw the company's 2026 launch schedule into oblivion. The return-to-flight mission will launch 40 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation, the first of 38 Vulcan flights Amazon has booked to deploy the bulk of its network. The mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and ULA said the launch date is pending range approval.

Limitations

The launch date is pending range approval from the US Space Force. Specific details about the nozzle failure mechanism or the exact impact on the Amazon Leo constellation are not fully detailed in the source evidence.

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