SpaceX Falcon 9 – Project Kuiper (KF‑02)

Launch Time 08:35 AM EDT

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (≈ 630 km altitude)
Mission Type: Communications / Broadband Internet
Launch Cost: ~$52 million 

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Mission Overview

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the second batch of Project Kuiper satellites — designated KF‑02 — aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. This mission carries 24 production satellites for Amazon’s initiative to deploy a mega constellation of 3,236 LEO broadband satellites across three orbital layers (590 km, 610 km, and 630 km) in 98 orbital planes 

Key details:

• This is the second of three SpaceX launches under contract to deploy Kuiper’s production satellites

• Total satellites launched by this point will reach approximately 102 in orbit combining previous Atlas V and KF-01 missions 

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Mission Significance

• Expands Amazon’s global broadband infrastructure with next-generation satellite deployment

• Enhances access to fast, low-latency internet in underserved regions worldwide

• Advances key orbital layers of the mega-constellation required for full global coverage

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Recovery Schedule

The Falcon 9 first stage is expected to land on the autonomous drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) positioned in the Atlantic Ocean after stage separation

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