Five photos of Centaur Integration have been uploaded. [Jun 2]
Quote from: StraumliBlight on 06/02/2025 07:25 pmFive photos of Centaur Integration have been uploaded. [Jun 2]And some pictures of stacking of the fairing have been uploaded:
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Due to multiple weather delays during launch processing, the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the second batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Kuiper 2, is now planned for June 16, 2025, pending range approval. The launch is scheduled for 1:25 p.m. EDT at the opening of a thirty-minute window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-kuiper-2QuoteAtlas V to launch Kuiper 2United Launch Alliance (ULA) will use its Atlas V rocket to deliver the second batch of Project Kuiper satellites into space for Amazon. Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities, using a constellation of more than 3,200 LEO satellites.Launch Date and Window: Monday, June 16 at 1:25 p.m. EDT (1725 UTC)GO Atlas! GO Centaur! GO Kuiper!
Atlas V to launch Kuiper 2United Launch Alliance (ULA) will use its Atlas V rocket to deliver the second batch of Project Kuiper satellites into space for Amazon. Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities, using a constellation of more than 3,200 LEO satellites.Launch Date and Window: Monday, June 16 at 1:25 p.m. EDT (1725 UTC)GO Atlas! GO Centaur! GO Kuiper!
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated June 10:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on June 11 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on June 13 at 7:45-11:45 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Meteosat MTG-S1 weather satellite for Europe on early July TBA.The next United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second Kuiper internet satellite batch on June 16 at 1:25-1:55 p.m. EDT.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on June 11 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on June 13 at 7:45-11:45 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Meteosat MTG-S1 weather satellite for Europe on early July TBA.The next United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second Kuiper internet satellite batch on June 16 at 1:25-1:55 p.m. EDT.
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110938Z JUN 25HYDROPAC 1510/25(21,83).PACIFIC OCEAN.DNC 06, DNC 13.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 161838Z TO 162113Z JUN, ALTERNATE 171817Z TO 172052Z, 181755Z TO 182030Z AND 191734Z TO 192009Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 05-22.00S 131-57.00W, 11-09.00N 119-44.00W, 10-05.00N 118-17.00W, 06-35.00S 130-26.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 192109Z JUN 25.//
110938Z JUN 25NAVAREA XII 347/25(21,83).PACIFIC OCEAN.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 161838Z TO 162113Z JUN, ALTERNATE 171817Z TO 172052Z, 181755Z TO 182030Z AND 191734Z TO 192009Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 05-22.00S 131-57.00W, 11-09.00N 119-44.00W, 10-05.00N 118-17.00W, 06-35.00S 130-26.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 192109Z JUN 25.//
MISSION PROFILE: Similar to Kuiper 1, here's what you can anticipate for Kuiper 2. Round 2 of Amazon's @ProjectKuiper June 16.
Earth to Orbit: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket will launch the Kuiper 1 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities, using a constellation of more than 3,200 LEO satellites. This launch begins a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver the majority of its advanced satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Our next Atlas V launch has plenty of similarities to its previous flight but is no less significant. The Kuiper 2 launch, scheduled for Monday, will mark another step for Amazon's Project Kuiper to deploy an advanced broadband constellation.Learn more in our blog: https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/kuiper-2-atlas-v-to-launch-amazons-next-step-in-journey
The next United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch has plenty of similarities to its previous flight but is no less significant. The Kuiper 2 mission, scheduled for June 16, will mark another step for Amazon's Project Kuiper to deploy an advanced broadband constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO). Liftoff is scheduled during a launch window opening at 1:25 p.m. EDT (1725 UTC). ULA will provide play-by-play status reports from launch control beginning at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) and a live webcast starting at L-20 minutes.Ascending from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the Atlas V rocket will immediately execute pitch, yaw and roll maneuvers to align with a northeasterly heading for its 18-minute climb into a 51.9-degree, 280-mile-high (450 km) orbit. Like the successful Atlas V Kuiper 1 mission on April 28, which delivered Amazon's first operational spacecraft into LEO, the upcoming Kuiper 2 mission will launch another batch of 27 satellites into space. Launch preparations began May 22 at the ULA Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) by starting the assembly of rocket elements. The encapsulated Kuiper 2 payload was hoisted atop the rocket on June 5, marking one of the quickest integrations of the top-of-the-line Atlas V 551 launch vehicle.The same Atlas V rocket configuration will be used as the inaugural Kuiper mission — with five side-mounted GEM 63 solid rocket boosters (SRBs), a 17.7-foot-diameter (5.4m) composite payload fairing and single RL10A-4-2 upper stage engine. Atlas V will use five side-mounted solid rocket boosters to launch Kuiper 2. Photo by United Launch AllianceAtlas V will use five side-mounted solid rocket boosters to launch Kuiper 2. Photo by United Launch AllianceAtlas V stands 205 feet (62.5 m) tall, will weigh 1.3 million pounds (589,000 kg) once fueled for launch and lifts off on a combined thrust of 2.7 million pounds (12 megaNewtons) from its main engine and five SRBs.The Kuiper payloads are the heaviest ever carried by an Atlas rocket at a total of 34,000 pounds (15,400 kg). The satellites ride into space attached to a special dispensing tower and release at predetermined intervals, representing the most separation events ever performed in a single Atlas launch.Amazon is partnering with ULA to launch a majority of the Kuiper constellation using a total of eight Atlas V and 38 Vulcan rockets under the largest commercial launch services agreement in industry history. Project Kuiper is built around an initial constellation of more than 3,200 advanced LEO satellites. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, including those unserved or underserved by traditional connectivity technologies. The system has the capacity, performance, and flexibility to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
The LRR, led by ULA Launch Director James Whelan, was completed this morning at the Advanced Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC).Leadership from ULA, Amazon and Space Force assessed the readiness of the rocket, payload and mission assets, discussed the status of pre-flight processing work, heard technical overviews of the countdown and flight, and previewed the weather forecast that projects a 70 percent chance of meeting the launch rules.At the conclusion of the meeting, senior leaders were polled and gave a ready status for launch, then signed the Launch Readiness Certificate.The Atlas V rocket, designated AV-105, stands 205 feet (62.5 meters) tall and will launch the Kuiper 2 payload into near-circular low Earth orbit (LEO) of approximately 280 miles (450 km) and 51.9 degrees inclination. At liftoff, the rocket generates a combined thrust of 2.7 million pounds (12 megaNewtons) from its main engine and five solid rocket boosters. ULA will offer live reports from launch control in our automatically refreshing blog beginning Monday at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC). The launch webcast starts at L-20 minutes.
This visibility map reveals when and where you’ll have the best chance to see the rocket launch on Monday at 1:25 p.m. EDT as it heads into space.Live updates and webcast: https://ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-kuiper-2
Atlas V is on its way to the launch pad to send the second batch of Amazon Project Kuiper broadband satellites into space on Monday!http://bit.ly/av_kuiper2
This Atlas V 551 rocket, designated AV-105, stands 205 feet (62.5m) tall and will weigh 1.3 million pounds (589,000kg) once fully fueled for liftoff. It leaves the pad on 2.7 million pounds (12 megaNewtons) of thrust from the main engine and five SRBs to launch Kuiper 2.http://bit.ly/av_kuiper2
The 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral predicts a 75 percent chance of acceptable weather for the Atlas V rocket launch of Amazon's Kuiper 2 mission on Monday. Full details: http://bit.ly/av_kuiper2
Orbital launch no. 128 of 2025 Kuiper KA 2 | ULA | June 16 | 1725 UTC@ulalaunch Kuiper 2 mission to launch 2nd batch of 27 Kuiper🛰️ for the future @Amazon @ProjectKuiper internet constellation on its Atlas V to LEO (Low Earth Orbit) from @SLDelta45 SLC-41, Cape Canaveral.
That’s how we roll… The Mighty Atlas V in its Bruiser configuration is getting ready to take another batch of Amazon’s Kuipers to space
