Vulcan rocket fails, destroying 40 Amazon Leo satellites

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Vulcan rocket fails, destroying 40 Amazon Leo satellites
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ULA的Vulcan火箭于2026年11月15日发射,未能将40颗Amazon Leo宽带卫星送入轨道,据报这是ULA成立20年来首次任务失败。Leo是亚马逊对标SpaceX星链的项目,目前入轨卫星数量有限。此次发射原为亚马逊向ULA采购的38次飞行中的首次。ULA在X平台声明称,火箭起飞约10分钟后出现异常,具体原因尚待调查。

ULA Vulcan rocket lifts off on November 15, 2026, carrying 40 Amazon Leo broadband satellites. | Photo: Manuel Mazzanti / NurPhoto via Getty Images

United Launch Alliance (ULA) suffered what is reportedly its first mission failure in its 20-year history, failing to deliver 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. Leo is Amazon's competitor to SpaceX's Starlink, but it has struggled to get off the ground so far, putting only a small portion of the necessary satellites to challenge Starlink into orbit. Today's launch was supposed to be the first of 38 flights Amazon purchased from ULA.

In a statement posted on X, ULA said, "Based on data received by our Launch Director, we confirm that the Vulcan vehicle launched from Space Launch Complex 41 suffered an anomaly 10 minutes into the flight and f …

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原文: Vulcan rocket fails, destroying 40 Amazon Leo satellites (2026-11-15T21:05:02)
作者: Terrence O’Brien 分类: 科技
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