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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (KF-03)
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Amazon Leo (KF-03)

Falcon 9 Block 5

Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (KF-03) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Now targeting Oct 14 at 01:58 UTC

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Third 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 2nd flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
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
B1091
SpaceX
Core

B1091

Flight 2ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.

2h 14m windowPublished target
WINDOW OPENS
WINDOW CLOSES

Target ·

The target marker shows its position within the published window. The schedule may change before launch.

Weather concerns

Cumulus Cloud Rule

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

Show the full sequence (24 events)
  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:12

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:25

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:28

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:36

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:25

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:09

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:35

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:07:48

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:18

    Stage 1 Landing

  14. T+00:08:30

    SECO-1

  15. T+00:52:50

    SES-2

  16. T+00:52:53

    SECO-2

  17. T+00:56:25

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

  18. T+01:04:06

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch site & orbit

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