Amazon Leo (New Glenn #1)
NextBE-4 IgnitionT-00:03
Time to launch
Vehicle
New Glenn
Profile →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.
Provider
Blue Origin
Profile →USA • Founded 2000
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 t...
Mission Brief
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. 61 satellites will be carried on each New Glenn launch.
Mission Timeline
0 / 100%BE-4 Ignition
Seven BE-4 engines ignite at the start of the mission
- BE-4 IgnitionT-00:0311:59 PM UTC
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
