Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-03)
Launch information
Favourite EmbedMission description
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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-03)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Sept. 25, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Project Kuiper (KA-03) (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United Launch Alliance |
Rocket |
Atlas V 551 |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 41 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
It seems no satellite can be associated to launch ‘Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-03)’, for now. Check back soon, we keep tracking more and more satellites every single day.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-03)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#7072
To this date
Location Launch
#1056
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Pad Launch
#118
To this date
Agency Launch
#168
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Orbital Launch
#223
Year 2025
Location Launch
#62
Year 2025
Pad Launch
#4
Year 2025
Agency Launch
#4
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-03)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.
Live coverage: ULA to launch fifth batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
This is the third time that United Launch Alliance will launch these broadband satellites, but it’s the fifth batch heading to orbit overall for the constellation. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:09 a.m. EDT (1230 UTC).
Launch Roundup: Kuiper, Starlink, IMAP headline launch manifest
A busy slate of launches is planned for the last full week of September, including… The post Launch Roundup: Kuiper, Starlink, IMAP headline launch manifest appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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