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This launch deployed 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. 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.
Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).
METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 090655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP174 T027602"