TBD

New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-06)

Communications

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2020s

Target Window

2020s

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Decade

DEC

— Mission

Amazon Leo (LN-06)

Low Earth Orbit· LEO

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 48 satellites will be carried on each New Glenn launch.

— Rocket

New Glenn

The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.

Length: 98 m
Diameter: 7 m
LEO Capacity: 45,000 kg
GTO Capacity: 13,000 kg
Maiden Flight: 2025

Launches

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Blue Origin

Est. 2000 · CEO: Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.

Total

Success

Pending

New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-06)

Amazon Leo (LN-06)

New Glenn

Launch Complex 36A

Blue Origin