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• Mike Wall
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral on Saturday at 12:32 p.m. EST, carrying 40 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation. The flight marks Vulcan’s return after a nine-month hiatus and will test an upgraded booster design in the rocket’s heaviest configuration.
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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral on Saturday at 12:32 p.m. EST, carrying 40 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation. The flight marks Vulcan’s return after a nine-month hiatus and will test an upgraded booster design in the rocket’s heaviest configuration.
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Blue Origin is rebuilding Florida launch infrastructure after a May 2026 ground-test accident while developing a larger New Glenn variant alongside its flown 7x2 configuration. Separately, ULA is preparing Vulcan to return to flight carrying 40 Amazon Leo satellites, with redesigned booster nozzles and the first launch in a planned 38-mission partnership.
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SpaceX is reportedly discussing either buying EchoStar’s Boost Mobile or using its network to support Starlink Mobile, a move that could extend its satellite business into the U.S. terrestrial wireless market. The reports come as Amazon’s Kuiper faces a turning point in its effort to build a Starlink competitor, while Canada’s rival broadband plans face a Wall Street challenge.
United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch 40 Amazon satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Nov. 13, pending range approval and favorable weather. The mission would use Vulcan to deploy spacecraft for Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit constellation, while SpaceX is separately adding 27 Starlink satellites in a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg.
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The Federal Communications Commission approved Amazon’s purchase of U.S. satellite operator Globalstar, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for Amazon Leo’s communications network. The deal is valued at about $11.5 billion and is intended to accelerate Amazon’s entry into direct-to-device connectivity as it builds a network to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon Leo’s $11.57 billion deal to acquire Globalstar. The decision marks a regulatory milestone for the transaction, bringing the satellite businesses under a proposed combination with a value of more than $11.5 billion.
Amazon says the investment will support data centers, AI infrastructure, its Amazon Leo satellite internet network and media production in Germany. The spending extends the company’s presence across cloud computing and space-based connectivity in a major European market.
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Kyiv says SpaceX has imposed unannounced restrictions on military-grade Starlink terminals, disrupting longer-range drone strikes and efforts to intercept Russian jet-powered drones. The reports come as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid, including a strike that left 600,000 people in Kyiv without power.
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