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L-2 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to send Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 on its mission  

September 23, 2025

Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The mission is planned to lift off on Thurs., Sept. 25, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is planned for 8:09 a.m. EDT with a 29-minute window. Today’s forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.  

September 23:
The Atlas V rocket is emerging from the Vertical Integration Facility for its trip to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. Ground crews are readying the rocket to carry the next Project Kuiper satellites into space for Amazon. Liftoff is planned for Thursday at 8:09 a.m. EDT (1209 UTC).

September 22:
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. 

ULA will offer live reports from launch control in our automatically refreshing blog beginning Thursday at 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 UTC). The launch webcast starts at L-20 minutes.

  

Atlas V Kuiper 3 mission information available here.  

 
Launch Forecast Summary: 

Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 10%  

Primary concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule  

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24-hour delay: 15% 

Primary concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule  

L-3 ULA Update: GO! for launch of Atlas V Kuiper 3 mission

Launch Readiness Review completed
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 mission is planned to lift off on Thurs., Sept. 25, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, at 8:09 a.m. EDT with a 29-minute window. Today’s forecast shows an 85 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.  

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.

Payload hoisted atop Atlas V — Another United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will soon be going into space to deliver a heavy payload of Amazon broadband internet satellites for the growing Project Kuiper constellation. Precision meets power when ULA pushes the Kuiper constellation into orbit.  

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. 

ULA will offer live reports from launch control in the automatically refreshing blog beginning Thursday at 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 UTC). The launch webcast starts at L-20 minutes.

Atlas V Kuiper 3 mission information available here. 

 Launch Forecast Summary: 

  • Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 15%  
  • Primary concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule  

   

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