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• Mike Wall
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is scheduled to launch 40 Amazon internet satellites on Nov. 13, its first flight since February. The mission marks the rocket’s return to operations after a nine-month gap and will carry a substantial batch of Amazon’s broadband constellation into orbit.
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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is scheduled to launch 40 Amazon internet satellites on Nov. 13, its first flight since February. The mission marks the rocket’s return to operations after a nine-month gap and will carry a substantial batch of Amazon’s broadband constellation into orbit.
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