ULA's Vulcan Delivers Space Force Satellite to GEO Despite Booster Anomaly
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ULA's Vulcan Centaur successfully placed a U.S. Space Force satellite into geosynchronous orbit after observers spotted an anomaly in one solid rocket motor; ULA will investigate the root cause and apply corrective actions before the next Vulcan flight, and a similar booster plume issue occurred on a 2024 flight.
Topics:science#anomaly#geosynchronous-orbit#note-only-5-tags-allowed#solid-rocket-motor#space#space-force#vulcan-centaur
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