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Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
16 Dec, 8:28am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Amazon Leo (LA-04)
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Available Replays
United Launch Alliance
Spaceflight Now
NASASpaceflight
Rocket Launch: Atlas V Leo 4
Last Update: Launch success.
Launch Countdown
Date & Time
17 Dec, 2:10am
UTC
Location
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
Mission Type
Navigation
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.
Available Lives
JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
準天頂衛星システム「みちびき5号機」 ／H3ロケット8号機打上げライブ中継
Last Update: Tweaked launch window.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
Mission Type
Navigation
Destination
Medium Earth Orbit
Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
Available Lives
arianespace
arianespace
European Space Agency, ESA
Flight VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace
Last Update: Updating Galileo FM numbers, adding launch date and time, and setting GO.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1094
6th flight (41d since last use)
Landing
Drone Ship (Just Read the Instructions)
Mission
Starlink Group 6-99
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Available Lives
SPACE AFFAIRS
Spaceflight Now
NASASpaceflight
SpaceX
GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-99 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - Space Affairs Live
Last Update: Now targeting Dec 17 at 12:19 UTC
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1063
30th flight (46d since last use)
Landing
Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)
Mission
Starlink Group 15-13
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Available Lives
SPACE AFFAIRS
SpaceX
GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 15-13 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Last Update: Now targeting Dec 17 at 15:10 UTC
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