Powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket launching for 1st time in 9 months today: Watch it live
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch 40 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today (Nov. 13). You can watch the liftoff — Vulcan's first since February —live here at Space.com.
The United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to launch for the first time in nine months, on November 13th, at 12:54 p.m. EST (1754 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket will be carrying 40 Amazon Leo internet satellites. This launch will resume ULA's Vulcan Centaur program, which is the successor to the Atlas V rocket.
The Vulcan Centaur has flown three times since its debut in January 2024, with two missions experiencing issues with solid rocket boosters, leading to a temporary pause of national security launches. ULA has since addressed the issue and is confident the rocket is ready to return to flight. Today's launch will contribute to Amazon's broadband constellation, known as Amazon Leo, which plans to eventually consist of over 3,200 satellites.
This launch could be part of a busy 12-hour stretch, with SpaceX launching its Starship megarocket and Rocket Lab launching its 100th mission.
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