WATCH LIVE: ULA Atlas V Rocket Ready to Launch from Cape Canaveral Thursday at 8:09 A.M. ET
By Space Coast Daily // September 25, 2025
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
WATCH LIVE: ULA Atlas V Rocket Ready to Launch from Cape Canaveral Thursday at 8:09 A.M. ET
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – United Launch Alliance is set to deliver another batch of Project Kuiper satellites into space for Amazon on Thursday from Cape Canaveral aboard a Atlas V rocket.
Liftoff is scheduled for 8:09 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) is GO for Thursday’s liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with another batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation.
The forecast from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45 weather squadron for Thursday morning’s launch of Atlas V indicates a 95 percent chance of acceptable conditions.
The LRR, led by ULA Launch Director Ron Fortson, was completed this morning at the Advanced Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC).
Leadership from ULA, Amazon and Space Force assessed the readiness of the rocket, payload and mission assets, discussed the status of pre-flight processing work, heard technical overviews of the countdown and flight, and previewed the weather forecast that projects an 85 percent chance of meeting the launch rules.
At the conclusion of the meeting, senior leaders were polled and gave a ready status for launch, then signed the Launch Readiness Certificate.
The Atlas V rocket, designated AV-108, stands 205 feet (62.5 meters) tall and will launch the Kuiper 3 payload into near-circular low Earth orbit (LEO) of approximately 280 miles (450 km) and 51.9 degrees inclination.
At liftoff, the rocket generates a combined thrust of 2.7 million pounds (12 megaNewtons) from its main engine and five solid rocket boosters.
