Overview

• Falcon 9 mission KF-02 is set to launch from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:01 a.m. EDT on August 7 with a 27-minute window.
• SpaceX will fly a new first-stage booster, B1091, and attempt a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
• The 45th Weather Squadron forecasts an 80 percent chance of favorable weather, flagging cumulus clouds as the primary concern for liftoff.
• The 24 satellites will boost Amazon’s operational Kuiper fleet to 102, reflecting its strategy of deploying with multiple providers including ULA, Blue Origin and Arianespace.
• Amazon has secured nine Atlas V, three Falcon 9 and 38 Vulcan Centaur launches to deploy over 3,200 Kuiper satellites.