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July 16, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 Falcon 9 Project Kuiper Launch (KF-01)

Launched: 2:30 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1096, 1st Flight
Payload: 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites
Amazon Kuiper constellation is planned to be composed of 3,236 satellites

Viewing Site: West Palm Beach, FL

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Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' (ASOG)
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'xx'

SpaceX Stats:
First of 3 launches by SpaceX for Amazon Kuiper Project

84th launch of the year and the 6th launch of the month.

505th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
118th landing on ASOG.
476th successful landing.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)