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(NET) Ariane 64 • Amazon Leo

Arianespace will launch an Ariane 6 rocket, on a flight designated VA268, to put a batch of 32 operational satellites for Amazon's Kuiper constellation. The mission is known as LE-02 by Amazon. The constellation will number 3236 satellites, spread out in 98 orbital planes, or pathways, crisscrossing the planet at an average altitude of about 610km. In its license application with the Federal Communications Commission, Amazon said the Kuiper satellites will fly in mid-inclination orbits, enabling Internet service for customers between 56 degrees north and south latitude. Ariane 6 will fly in the Ariane 64 configuration, using 4 solid rocket boosters and a long fairing. Webcast: https://www.arianespace.com/road-to-space/

📍 ELA4 (l'Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 6) - Centre Spatial Guyanais, Französisch-Guyana