{"id":18461,"date":"2025-04-11T07:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T05:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/amazons-satellite-launch-designed-to-compete-with-musks-starlink-cancelled\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T07:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T05:37:38","slug":"amazons-satellite-launch-designed-to-compete-with-musks-starlink-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/amazons-satellite-launch-designed-to-compete-with-musks-starlink-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon\u2019s satellite launch designed to compete with Musk\u2019s Starlink cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Liftoff not possible\u2019 for rocket carrying Project Kuiper satellites, due to clouds that could trigger lightning strikes<\/p>\n

Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon<\/a> satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk\u2019s<\/a> Starlink from lifting off on Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.<\/p>\n

\u201cStubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window,\u201d read a liveblog update from operator United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida had originally been slated for 7pm (2300 GMT).<\/p>\n

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\n\u2018Liftoff not possible\u2019 for rocket carrying Project Kuiper satellites, due to clouds that could trigger lightning strikes
\nWeather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink from lifting off on Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.
\n\u201cStubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window,\u201d read a liveblog update from operator United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida had originally been slated for 7pm (2300 GMT). Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Liftoff not possible\u2019 for rocket carrying Project Kuiper satellites, due to clouds that could trigger lightning strikes Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink from lifting off on Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. \u201cStubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds …<\/p>\n

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