Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (KF-02)

Second of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board. 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)

• B1091 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · zone record 161/162

• SpaceX Project Kuiper (KF-02) — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - KF-02 (Project Kuiper) - SLC-40 - CCSFS - August 11, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet service — Spaceflight Now
• 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Project Kuiper (KF-02) — NASASpaceflight
• KF-02 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MProp Load
3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M12SMax-Q
12. T+2M25SMECO
13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M37SSES-1
15. T+3M30SFairing Separation
16. T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M42SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M31SSECO-1
21. T+52M43SSES-2
22. T+52M46SSECO-2
23. T+56M18SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
24. T+1H3M58SPayload Deployment Sequence End

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/11/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 8/11/2025 · source

• Setting GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/10/2025 · source

• Scrubbed for the day due to recovery zone weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/10/2025 · source

• Hold at T-30s.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/10/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 8/10/2025 · source

• Now targeting Aug 10 at 13:13 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/10/2025 · source

• Setting GO.

  hitura-nobad · 8/9/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather, 55% GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/9/2025 · source