The ULA Atlas V rocket efficiently positioned 29 Amazon Kuiper (Leo) satellites into orbit on April 27, 2026, at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 GMT) from Cape Canaveral. It marked the primary flight for the Atlas V rocket after a hiatus of virtually three years and likewise matched the payload weight document held by the Atlas V (roughly 18 tons). It was the sixth of the deliberate sequence of launches beneath Project Kuiper (Leo).
Launch particulars
According to the stories, the Atlas V launch automobile was in a 551 configuration (5 strong rocket boosters, 5.4-m fairing). It lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:53:30 p.m. EDT (0053:30 UTC) on April 27. ULA famous that it used a streamlined 14-hour rollout-to-launch course of. The Centaur higher stage then deployed the 29 satellites in ten teams between about 21 and 37 minutes after liftoff.
Payload and mission context
The 29 satellites are a part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper (Amazon Leo) broadband constellation, a community designed to supply world web protection. It was the sixth Atlas V launch for Amazon (and tenth mission total), bringing the fleet of deployed Kuiper satellites to about 270. All 29 payloads deployed efficiently.
The mission tied Atlas V’s personal document by lofting about 18 tons into orbit. The satellites have been initially positioned into orbits roughly 465 kilometers above Earth, from which the Amazon mission group will elevate them to their operational altitude of about 630 kilometers. Satellites will now be raised from ~465 km to ~630 km altitude. The subsequent Amazon launch (Leo-07 on Atlas V) is scheduled for May 22, 2026.
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