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Kuiper-2 (Atlas V) 23 June 2025 |
Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the second batch of Project Kuiper satellites into orbit for Amazon from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:54 a.m. on 23 June 2025. Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities, using a constellation of more than 3,200 LEO satellites. | |
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Burnout and separation of the solid rocket boosters. |
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Fairing separation. |
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FROM A UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE MEDIA RELEASE |
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An Atlas V 551 rocket, configured with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, will launch the next Project Kuiper satellites into space on the Kuiper 2 mission. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This launch continues a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deploy a majority of its advanced satellite constellation using eight Atlas V and 38 Vulcan rockets in accordance with the world's largest commercial launch agreement. IMAGE CREDIT: United Launch Alliance |
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