ULA loses 40 Amazon Leo satellites in ‘total mission failure’ minutes after rocket launch

A United Launch Alliance rocket carrying 40 Amazon Leo broadband satellites suffered an unspecified anomaly nearly 10 minutes after launch on Sunday, resulting in what the article describes as a total mission failure. The loss disrupts Amazon’s plan to build a satellite internet service for areas with limited connectivity and raises questions about the rocket’s performance.

The Vulcan Leo 1 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at about 12:45 p.m. ULA said it had no details yet on the cause and would investigate before returning to flight. The satellites were intended to be the first in a series of launches for Amazon Leo.