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Project Kuiper Protoflight (Atlas V) 6 October 2023 |
Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket launched the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:06 p.m. on 6 October 2023. ULA’s Atlas V rocket delivered two prototype satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) for Project Kuiper, a LEO satellite network that will provide broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. | |
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EXCERPTS FROM UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE & AMAZON MEDIA RELEASES |
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According to Amazon, "Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper has secured 77 heavy-lift launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and we have options for additional launches with Blue Origin, providing enough capacity to deploy the majority of our satellite constellation. The agreements comprise the largest commercial procurement of launch capacity in history, and will support thousands of suppliers and highly skilled jobs across the U.S. and Europe." IMAGE CREDIT: ULA diagram of the Atlas V 501 vehicle used for the Project Kuiper Protoflight. |
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IMAGE CREDIT: ULA Atlas V flight profile for the Project Kuiper Protoflight. |
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IMAGE CREDIT: United Launch Alliance Project Kuiper Protoflight graphic. |
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