United Launch Alliance scrubbed an attempt for what would have been its second launch of the year, another mission for Amazon's effort to compete with SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation.

Update for 1 p.m. ET on June 16: The planned June 16 launch of the Kuiper-2 mission was scrubbed due to an issue with its United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket — specifically, "an engineering observation of an elevated purge temperature within the booster engine," ULA wrote via X on June 16. No new target launch date has been announced.

Amazon delays its Project Kuiper satellite launch after rocket booster overheats, stalling plans to rival Starlink with global satellite internet.

Amazon has tabbed ULA to launch more than half of the planned 3,200-plus satellites for its $10 billion Project Kuiper internet constellation.

The United Launch Alliance liftoff planned for Monday with dozens of new satellites to join Amazon's "Project Kuiper" mission was delayed due to engineering issues.

"Had a productive meeting with Ms. @Gwynne_Shotwell, President & COO of @SpaceX, on India's next frontier in connectivity. We delved into opportunities for collaboration in satellite communications to power Digital India's soaring ambitions and empower every citizen across the country,

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell met India's Communications Minister Scindia following Starlink's license approval, opening collaboration opportunities for satellite internet in India. Starlink's entry marks a significant step for digital connectivity.

Starlink is once again asking South Africans for support on a proposed policy that would allow it to bypass BBBEE regulations legally. The company says that it will help uplift communities by connecting 5 000 schools to the internet.

What time is liftoff? ULA's Atlas V should be visible outside of Florida pending weather. Did your city, state make the rocket launch visibility map?