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• Summer Maxwell
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket failed to place Amazon Leo satellites into orbit on Nov. 15, marking the vehicle’s first total mission failure. The launch was Vulcan’s first in more than nine months and the opening flight in a planned 38-mission series intended to deploy Amazon’s broadband constellation.
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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket failed to place Amazon Leo satellites into orbit on Nov. 15, marking the vehicle’s first total mission failure. The launch was Vulcan’s first in more than nine months and the opening flight in a planned 38-mission series intended to deploy Amazon’s broadband constellation.
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