Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-01)

Status

Success

Project Kuiper (KF-01)

Launch Time
Wed Jul 16, 2025 06:30 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1096

Flight #1

493rd Falcon recovery attempt

478th successful Falcon recovery

61st consecutive successful Falcon recovery

135th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

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Project Kuiper (KF-01)

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.

Manufacturer/Operator: Amazon

Payloads: 24

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

154th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

530th mission

90th mission of 2025

518th successful mission

24th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

505th mission

87th mission of 2025

501st successful mission

150th consecutive successful mission