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

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3 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 15, 2026, 4:03 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/us-news/ula-loses-40-amazon-leo-satellites-in-total-mission-failure-minutes-after-rocket-launch/>

A rocket carrying 40 satellites into orbit for tech giant Amazon failed nearly 10 minutes after launch due to an “anomaly,” officials said.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 3:05 PM: [Vulcan rocket fails, destroying 40 Amazon Leo satellites](<https://www.theverge.com/science/1034006/vulcan-rocket-fails-destroying-40-amazon-leo-satellites>) — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
  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
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:03 PM: [ULA loses 40 Amazon Leo satellites in ‘total mission failure’ minutes after rocket launch](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/us-news/ula-loses-40-amazon-leo-satellites-in-total-mission-failure-minutes-after-rocket-launch/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  A rocket carrying 40 satellites into orbit for tech giant Amazon failed nearly 10 minutes after launch due to an “anomaly,” officials said.
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:35 PM: [Amazon loses 40 Leo satellites after ULA's Vulcan rocket fails 10 minutes into flight, marking the first mission failure for the Boeing-Lockheed joint venture (Joey Roulette/Reuters)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261115/p17>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)