Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission
Atlas V 501
United Launch Alliance
Rocket Launch Video
Weather Forecast During Launch
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Trajectory
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Mission
Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $120,000,000
This launch will launch 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch.
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 115 rockets, including 115 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1027 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 501
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
Agency
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
