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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
18:06:00
Friday October 6, 2023
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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
Agency
ULAPrice
$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
99th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2023
158th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2023
163rd
Orbital launch attempt