Vulcan to return to flight in mid-November
Posted: Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
United Launch Alliance will resume Vulcan launches next month. The company announced Wednesday that its next Vulcan launch, carrying 40 Amazon Leo satellites, is scheduled for no earlier than Nov. 13. The launch will be the first for Vulcan since mid-February, when a solid rocket booster suffered a "significant performance anomaly" on a Space Force mission. ULA said it has made improvements to the nozzle of the solid rocket booster to address several potential causes of the anomaly, and will use this launch to test that design while performing other analysis. The launch will be the first of 38 Amazon Leo missions for Vulcan.
United Launch Alliance will resume Vulcan launches next month. The company announced Wednesday that its next Vulcan launch, carrying 40 Amazon Leo satellites, is scheduled for no earlier than Nov. 13. The launch will be the first for Vulcan since mid-February, when a solid rocket booster suffered a "significant performance anomaly" on a Space Force mission. ULA said it has made improvements to the nozzle of the solid rocket booster to address several potential causes of the anomaly, and will use this launch to test that design while performing other analysis. The launch will be the first of 38 Amazon Leo missions for Vulcan.
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