Ariane 64 Block 2 | Project Kuiper (Ariane 6 #1)

Ariane 64 Block 2 | Project Kuiper (Ariane 6 #1)

Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Arianespace

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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Project Kuiper (Ariane 6 #1)

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. 35-40 satellites will be carried on each Ariane 6 launch.

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Ariane 64 Block 2


Height 63.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 0 kN

Diameter 5.40 Meters

Mass To LEO 23650 kg

Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes


Launch Success 0

Consecutive Success 0

Maiden Flight Unknown

Launch Failures 0


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Nosu

2024-06-26T14:40:32+0000

NET 2026 with the introduction of Block 2 for Kuiper, per https://spacenews.com/europe-aims-to-end-space-access-crisis-with-ariane-6s-inaugural-launch/

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Nosu

2023-10-12T15:07:06+0000

NET 2025

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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-04-06T07:19:27+0000

Added launch.

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Project Kuiper

Amazon's Kuiper Project is a satellite internet initiative aimed at providing high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to underserved and remote areas globally. The project involves deploying a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to create a satellite internet network capable of delivering reliable internet access.

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