Atlas V 501 | Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission (Atlas V #1)
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission (Atlas V #1)
This launch will launch 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. 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.
Atlas V 501
Height 58.30 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 3780 kg
Liftoff Thrust 3827 kN
Diameter 3.80 Meters
Mass To LEO 8210 kg
Liftoff Mass 334 Tonnes
Launch Success 8
Consecutive Success 8
Maiden Flight 2010-04-22
Launch Failures 0
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T18:57:09+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T18:57:09+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T18:06:33+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2023-10-06T17:40:52+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T17:38:08+0000
Weather 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-06T17:26:11+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-05T16:53:08+0000
Weather 70% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-04T15:02:58+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-03T09:07:26+0000
Weather 80% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-01T15:19:47+0000
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-28T22:52:58+0000
Launch date/time confirmed.
Nosu
2023-09-13T12:06:55+0000
Targeting the first week of October
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-11T17:40:11+0000
NET October 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-10T17:55:36+0000
Renamed launch mission name to one used by ULA.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-05T02:05:06+0000
Moved up per reports that the 2 Kuiper demonstration satellites may have been de-manifested from the 1st Vulcan launch to a dedicated Atlas V launch. Details and Official Confirmation pending.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-14T13:36:26+0000
NET 1H 2024
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-04-06T06:55:14+0000
Added launch (9 x launches on Atlas V)
Programs
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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