Amazon's First Internet Satellites Successfully Reach Orbit
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- Jun 17, 2024
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Update: Tuesday, October 10, 9:12 a.m. ET: United Launch Alliance launched
the first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, on an Atlas V rocket on October 6, 2023.
Original article follows.
Amazon is finally getting ready to launch its Project Kuiper prototype satellites following multiple delays and rocket troubles.
The two satellites will launch on board United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff will take place on Friday during a two-hour launch window that opens at 2:00 p.m. ET. ULA will broadcast the launch live through its website
, and you can also tune in to the action through the live feed below. Coverage will begin at 1:40 p.m. ET. Forecasters are predicting
a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions at Cape Canaveral.
Oct. 6 LIVE Broadcast: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight
The Atlas 5 rocket will place Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2 in 311 mile (500 kilometer) orbits with an inclination of 30 degrees, according to ULA. Amazon awarded three contracts worth around $1.7 billion to Blue Origin, Arianespace, and ULA to launch most of its 3,236-satellite constellation to low Earth orbit.
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