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Kuiper-1 (Atlas V) 28 April 2025 |
Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on 28 April 2025 at 7:01 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Kuiper-1 launch marks the beginning of full-scale deployment of the Kuiper constellation and a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver a majority of its advanced satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO). | |
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EXCERPTS FROM A ULA KUIPER-1 MEDIA RELEASE |
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| The inaugural launch of Amazon's Project Kuiper used a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to deliver the first satellites of the constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO). 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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The Atlas V launch vehicle configured for the Kuiper-1 mission. IMAGE CREDIT: ULA |
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IMAGE CREDIT: ULA |
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