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Scheduled for (UTC)	2023-10-06 18:06
Scheduled for (local)	2023-10-06 14:06 (EDT)
Launch site	SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.
Launch vehicle	Atlas V 501
Mission success criteria	Successful launch and deployment of payload into desired orbit

Livestreams

Stream	Link
ULA	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhxpuiOUZIc
NASASpaceFlight	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCh5qfLyW0

Stats

☑️ 2nd Atlas V mission of 2023

☑️ 99th Atlas V mission overall

☑️ 8th and final Atlas V 501 mission

Payload info

Project Kuiper Protoflight

First launch of the Kuiper satellites of Amazon’s mega constellation, to a 500 km, 30 degrees inclination LEO.

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.

Target orbit	Low Earth Orbit
Payloads	2
Total Mass	unknown

Previous ULA launch: SILENTBARKER (NROL-107)

Next ULA launch: Vulcan Cert-1