BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — United Launch Alliance says its Vulcan rocket suffered an anomaly about 10 minutes after launching from Space Launch Complex 41 and failed to deliver its Amazon mission to orbit.
The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday on ULA’s first Vulcan mission for Amazon Leo.
According to ULA, the company confirmed the anomaly based on data received by its launch director. The company said it does not yet have specific information about what caused the problem.
“Today, we did not meet that standard,” ULA said, referring to its standard of mission success.
The company said it will work with its customer and other organizations to determine the cause of the anomaly, identify corrective actions and return Vulcan to flight as quickly as possible.
ULA said additional updates will be released as more information becomes available.
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 failed to deliver the Amazon mission to orbit. Every flight generates data, and every flight teaches us something. Since the anomaly just occurred, we don’t have any specific data yet to understand what occurred today. ULA exists to provide assured access to space for our nation and for the customers who depend on us. That purpose is why we take on some of the hardest missions in spaceflight, and why we hold ourselves to the standard of mission success. Today, we did not meet that standard. We will work closely with our customer and other appropriate organizations to find the cause, determine the appropriate corrective action, and return to flight as quickly as possible. ULA is committed to full transparency with our customers, and they will have visibility into the investigation process, which utilizes rigorous methodology and corrective action. We will provide further updates when new information becomes available.
— ULA (@ulalaunch) November 15, 2026
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