Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch postponed by ULA due to rocket ...
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- Jun 16, 2025
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Steve Nesius | Reuters
United Launch Alliance scrubbed the second launch of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites due to an issue with its rocket booster.
The company said it will provide a new launch date at a later point.
Amazon is gearing up to begin delivering broadband internet to users later this year via a constellation of internet satellites.
United Launch Alliance on Monday was forced to delay the second flight carrying a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites because of a problem with the rocket booster.
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With roughly 30 minutes left in the countdown, ULA announced it was scrubbing the launch due to an issue with "an elevated purge temperature" within its Atlas V rocket's booster engine. The company said it will provide a new launch date at a later point.
"Possible issue with a GN2 purge line that cannot be resolved inside the count," ULA CEO Tory Bruno said in a post on Bluesky. "We will need to stand down for today. We'll sort it and be back."
The launch from Florida's Space Coast had been set for last Friday, but was rescheduled to Monday at 1:25 p.m. ET due to inclement weather.
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