A 77-ft -long payload fairing holding the first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband constellation was hoisted atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on March 31 in preparation for launch no earlier than April 9.
Credit: United Launch Alliance
Amazon aims to kick off deployment of its Kuiper broadband satellite constellation, with 27 spacecraft slated to launch April 9 aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The rocket is expected to deliver 27 Kuiper satellites into a near-circular orbit 280 mi. above Earth and inclined 51...
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