Project Kuiper Protoflight

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:06:00

Friday October 6, 2023

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KuiperSat Protoflight

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First launch of the Kuiper satellites of Amazon's mega constellation, to a 500 km, 30 degrees inclination LEO. Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,236 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.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 501

Active 2010 to 2023

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$120.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 62.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 8,210 kg

GTO: 3,780 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,826 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 26.5m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


99th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2023

United Launch Alliance


158th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2023

2023


163rd

Orbital launch attempt