ULA Atlas V 501 Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission
Atlas V 501
Status
Success
Date
6 OCT 2023
18:06
Launch Provider
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Atlas V 501
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
334 T
Thrust
3,827 kN