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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAtlas V 501
Launched 2023-10-06 18:06 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
163rd
orbital launch attempt in 2023
United Launch Alliance
3rd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
26 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch
This launch deployed 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch.
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.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
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.
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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Launch success.
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Launch success.
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Liftoff.
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Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
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Weather 85% GO.
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New T-0.
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Weather 70% GO.
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Tweaked launch window.
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Weather 80% GO.
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Updated launch window.
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Launch date/time confirmed.
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Targeting the first week of October
Nosu
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NET October 2023.
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Renamed launch mission name to one used by ULA.
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Moved up per reports that the 2 Kuiper demonstration satellites may have been de-manifested from the 1st Vulcan launch to a dedicated Atlas V launch. Details and Official Confirmation pending.
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NET 1H 2024
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Added launch (9 x launches on Atlas V)
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Height
58.3m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
8,210kg
Liftoff thrust
3,827kN
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