Mission profile of ULA’s October 2023 Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission overview of the October 2023 ULA Atlas V launch of the Project Kuiper Protoflight for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. United Launch Alliance Expect ecommerce giant Amazon to quickly become a major player in the Space Coast’s commercial space industry when it begins …
Brevard Space Coast launch sites rockets spaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets lift off from various Brevard launch sites. The high-tech race for SpaceX, Amazon and competitors to create mega-constellations of internet-beaming satellites is spurring record-shattering rocket launch activity on the Space Coast. Why? Worldwide broadband data delivery will become a new, …
For a harrowing hour or two after Amazon.com Inc. launched its first satellites, it appeared the company might have lost one of them. The two prototypes had entered orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:24 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 6. An Amazon antenna on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius made contact with both, but …
Amazon’s first satellite launch was a success, according to United Launch Alliance. The aerospace manufacturer’s Atlas V rocket took the first two Project Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit on Friday. The mission, which is named Protoflight, lifted off at 2:06PM ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon has been working on …