Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (Falcon 9 #1)
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Project Kuiper (Falcon 9 #1)
First of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 280
Consecutive Success 280
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 0
Updates
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2023-12-02T07:25:12+0000
Adding launch NET mid-2025
Programs
Project Kuiper
Amazon's Kuiper Project is a satellite internet initiative aimed at providing high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to underserved and remote areas globally. The project involves deploying a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to create a satellite internet network capable of delivering reliable internet access.
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The Launch Pad
