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Atlas V 501 | Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
85% go

This launch deployed 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Weather concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas V 501
Family
Atlas
Variant
501
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York