Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (Atlas V #2)

Launch information

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Mission 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 (Atlas V #2)’.

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TBD

Status: To Be Determined

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 31, 2025, midnight

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Project Kuiper (Atlas V #2) (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

Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (March 31, 2025).

Launch statistics

Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (March 31, 2025).

Latest news about the launch

News about the space mission ‘Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (Atlas V #2)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

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ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission

The change in manifest comes as the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space continues the certification process for the Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance will begin stacking an Atlas rocket in the coming weeks.

News about space launch Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (Atlas V #2)
Amazon gears up for NASA satellite data relay demonstration

Amazon is preparing to demonstrate data relay services for NASA in the spring using upcoming production satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband constellation.


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