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KUIPER-P2

DecayedCommunicationsLEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
October 6, 2023 at 06:06 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 501 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
282 km
Periapsis
278 km
Inclination
29.95°
Orbital period
90.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Amazon (Project Kuiper)
Launch mass
500 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2023-154A
NORAD catalog №
58013
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Kuiper
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 29, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 29, 2025
Time in service
1.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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