Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (KF-03)

Third 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 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (KF-02) · zone record 161/162

• SpaceX Project Kuiper (KF-03) — The Space Devs
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation — Spaceflight Now
• KF-03 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−1MTank Press
7. T−1MStartup
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M12SMax-Q
12. T+2M25SMECO
13. T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M36SSES-1
15. T+3M25SFairing Separation
16. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M35SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M48SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M18SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M30SSECO-1
21. T+52M50SSES-2
22. T+52M53SSECO-2
23. T+56M25SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
24. T+1H4M6SPayload Deployment Sequence End

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source

• Now targeting Oct 14 at 01:58 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

• Now targeting Oct 14 at 00:34 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/13/2025 · source

• Now targeting Oct 14 at 00:08 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2025 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2025 · source

• Now targeting Oct 13 at 00:29 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather, 65% GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/10/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather, 85% GO.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/9/2025 · source

• Now targeting Oct 12 at 00:51 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/9/2025 · source