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Project Kuiper (KV-01)
Liftoff Time
No Earlier Than 3rd Quarter, 2025
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Mission Details
Launch Notes
First launch of the LEO optimized Centaur V upper stage. The launch will also serve as a certification flight for this new configuration for the US Space Force.
Project Kuiper (KV-01)
Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,236 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.
Low Earth Orbit
45 Payloads
Rocket
Agency
ULARocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 63.3m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 27,200 kg
GTO: 14,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
17,056 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 21.3m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
6