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Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-08)

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Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-08)

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Mission brief

The flight at a glance.

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. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.

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Published flight sequence

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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.

  1. T−00:00:2.7

    Ignition

  2. T+00:00:01

    Liftoff

  3. T+00:00:34.9

    Supersonic

  4. T+00:00:52.8

    Max-Q

  5. T+00:01:46.6

    Boosters Separation

  6. T+00:03:5.2

    Fairing Separation

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  1. T+00:04:21.9

    BECO

  2. T+00:04:27.9

    Stage 2 Separation

  3. T+00:04:37.9

    SES-1

  4. T+00:18:21

    SECO-1

  5. T+00:21:10

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

  6. T+00:37:41

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

  7. T+00:54:52.6

    SES-2

  8. T+00:55:2.3

    SECO-2