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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Second of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board. Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 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.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- Amazon Leo
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 1st stage B1091 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 1st flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Core
B1091
Flight 1NewLanding successful
- Recovery
- A Shortfall of Gravitas
- Landing method
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
27 minute windowPublished target
WINDOW OPENS
WINDOW CLOSES
Target ·
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Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Rules
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:12
Max-Q
- T+00:02:25
MECO
- T+00:02:29
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:37
SES-1
- T+00:03:30
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:01
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:27
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:42
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:13
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:31
SECO-1
- T+00:52:43
SES-2
- T+00:52:46
SECO-2
- T+00:56:18
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+01:03:58
Payload Deployment Sequence End
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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