RocketAtlas V 501
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 6, 2023, 18:06
- Launch designation
- 2023-154
- Mission
- KuiperSat-1/2
- Flight name
- Kuiper Protoflight
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-104
- Year
- Launches in 2023
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 500 km
- Initial apogee
- 500 km
- Inclination
- 30.0°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuiperSat-2 | 2023-154ANORAD 58013 | Kuiper Systems LLC | Communications | 600 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 29, 2025 |
| KuiperSat-1 | 2023-154BNORAD 58014 | Kuiper Systems LLC | Communications | 600 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 29, 2024 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.