Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
This launch deployed 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUIPER-P2 2023-154A | Payload | re-entered 2025-04-29 | |
| KUIPER-P1 2023-154B | Payload | re-entered 2024-09-29 | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2023-154C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2023-154 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).