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Atlas V Launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper 2 Rescheduled for June 16 from Cape Canaveral

By  //  June 11, 2025

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists the Kuiper 2 mission payload atop the Atlas V rocket in the Vertical Integration Facility-G (VIF-G) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Atlas V will launch the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation. (Image by United Launch Alliance)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA –  The launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the second batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper has been rescheduled for June 16, 2025, pending range approval.

The mission, designated Kuiper 2, was delayed due to multiple weather-related setbacks during launch processing.

Liftoff is now targeted for 1:25 p.m. EDT, at the opening of a 30-minute launch window from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Project Kuiper aims to deploy a constellation of satellites to provide affordable broadband service around the globe, particularly in underserved communities.

An Atlas V 551 rocket, configured with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, will launch the next Project Kuiper satellites into space on the Kuiper 2 mission.

The launch continues a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deploy a majority of its advanced satellite constellation using eight Atlas V and 38 Vulcan rockets in accordance with the world’s largest commercial launch agreement.