Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-01)
Launch information
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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-01)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: April 28, 2025, 11:01 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-01) (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-01)’, 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-01)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#6939
To this date
Location Launch
#1019
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Pad Launch
#115
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Agency Launch
#165
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Orbital Launch
#90
Year 2025
Location Launch
#25
Year 2025
Pad Launch
#1
Year 2025
Agency Launch
#1
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
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Amazon establishes contact with first operational Kuiper satellites
Amazon said April 29 it has made contact with its first 27 operational Project Kuiper broadband satellites, after being dropped off in low Earth orbit by ULA's Atlas V rocket. The post Amazon establishes contact with first operational Kuiper satellites a...
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