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Atlas V 501 | Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 501 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 159th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 6,531st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Oct 6, 18:00 – Oct 6, 20:00 UTC
Flight preview
Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Oct. 6 LIVE Broadcast: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight — United Launch Alliance
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 10/6/2023 · source
Weather 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2023 · source
Weather 70% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2023 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/4/2023 · source
Weather 80% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/3/2023 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2023 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 41
Local pad time: Oct 6, 2:06 PM EDT
125 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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