Arianespace

Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Success

Ariane 64 Block 2

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Jun 17, 12:21:52 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleAriane 64 Block 2

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

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Mission

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. 36 satellites will be carried on this Ariane 6 launch.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:00:07

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:02:21

SRB Separation

T+00:03:11

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:45

MECO

T+00:07:51

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:07:59

SES-1

T+00:17:51

SECO-1

T+01:08:44

SES-2

T+01:09:02

SECO-2

T+01:26:32

Payload Deployment Sequence Start

T+01:51:17

Payload Deployment Sequence End

T+02:40:57

SES-3

T+02:41:15

SECO-3

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 64 Block 2

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowJun 17, 11:53:22 UTC→Jun 17, 12:22:22 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

Height63 m

Diameter5.4 m

Stages2

ReusableNo

LEO capacity21,900 kg

Track record1/1 successful

Amazon Leo (LE-03)

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Amazon Leo (LE-03)

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