I forgot that Kuiper sats will orbit at 590/610/630 km. Hmm. Sounds like a great space junk orbit. And for that reason alone, I hope these birds are all healthy.
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Yeah, not as bad as the Guowang and Qianfan constellations (which seem irresponsibly high), but on the upper end of what seems prudent in terms of natural orbital decay times.
https://bsky.app/profile/nasaspaceflight.com/post/3lmdgdp6frc2f
ULA's Atlas V 551 rocket rolling from the VIF to SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of launch on the Kuiper 1 mission for Amazon, currently scheduled for tomorrow, April 9th, with the 2 hour launch window opening at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC)
T-0 keeps getting pushed due to weather...
... and scrub for the day.