QuoteOur first look at a Project Kuiper satellite in space 🤩Congrats to the team at @amazon on a successful launch and deployment. Can't wait to see more in space!https://twitter.com/heospace/status/1734332865910075609
Our first look at a Project Kuiper satellite in space 🤩Congrats to the team at @amazon on a successful launch and deployment. Can't wait to see more in space!
Quote from: HEO tweetOur first look at a Project Kuiper satellite in space 🤩Congrats to the team at @amazon on a successful launch and deployment. Can't wait to see more in space!
Selfie mode: Activated. Except this time, from space. 🛰️ 🤳 Check out this cool image captured on board KuiperSat-1, one of @ProjectKuiper's two prototype satellites currently in orbit around planet Earth.
Kuiper-P1 (58014) was deorbited at the end of September
What does "was deorbited" mean? Was this a deliberate and controlled de-orbit using thrusters? I ask because if it was deliberate I would have guessed that both satellites would be deorbited.
Over the next several months, we will continue using the active propulsion systems onboard KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 to execute a series of controlled maneuvers. Combined with natural drag from the Earth’s atmosphere, those maneuvers will gradually lower satellites to an altitude of around 217 miles (350 kilometers), at which point atmospheric demise will follow. Throughout this process, we will continue to share the satellites’ movements and ephemeris data with other spaceflight operators and use active collision avoidance as needed to further reduce risk..
