August 11, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 Amazon Kuiper KF-02
Launched: 8:35 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, FL.
Booster: B1091-1st Flight
Payload: Amazon Kuiper KF-02 internet satellites
Broadband internet access managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.
This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,236 satellites.
First use of B1091, the first Falcon Heavy center core capable of flying in a single-stick configuration supporting Falcon 9 launches,
a configuration in which it will remain for a handful of launches before it will be reconfigured and support Falcon Heavy.
Viewing Site: Titusville, FL
SpaceX
100th launch of the year, 3rd launch of the month.
Falcon 9
513th orbital flight.
271st launch from SLC-40.
161st launch since the last failure.
145th successful landing since a failure.
120th landing on ASOG out of 121 attempts.