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Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Launch Area 4, ~5°N, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

08:53 local time; launch of broadband internet Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, satellites to Low Earth Orbit.

Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179

SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

Launch 19:54-20:29 PDT of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.