Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-16)

Communications

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2020s

Target Window

2020s

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Decade

DEC

— Mission

Amazon Leo (LV-16)

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. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

— Rocket

Vulcan

Vulcan VC6L

Vulcan Centaur is a two-stage-to-orbit, heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2014. It is principally designed to meet launch demands for the U.S. government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for use by the United States Space Force and U.S. intelligence agencies for national security satellite launches. It will replace both of ULA's existing launchers (Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy) in this role, as these launchers are retiring.

Length: 67.4 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 877 t
LEO Capacity: 27,200 kg
GTO Capacity: 15,300 kg

— Launch Provider

Commercial

United Launch Alliance

Est. 2006 · CEO: Mark Peller

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

175

Total

175

Success

Pending

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-16)

Amazon Leo (LV-16)

Vulcan VC6L

Space Launch Complex 41

United Launch Alliance