Cape Canaveral SFS, SLC-41 (Florida, United States)
Launch date:
23 June 2025 at 10:54:30 UTC
Status:
Success
Launch description
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the Kuiper-2 (KA-02) mission on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM (UTC).
Missions
Kuiper-2 (KA-02):
Second launch of 27 operational satellites for Amazon's Kuiper Systems internet constellation. The company is presently sending satellites to a 630 km LEO, which will include 34 orbital planes and 34 satellites per plane (1,156 total) at its final stage.
The letter "A" in "KA-02" means "Atlas", which can be understood as second launch of Kuiper satellites on a ULA Atlas Rocket.