US EditionSpaceX Launches Amazon Kuiper Satellites in 100th 2025 Mission
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 11 – After four weather delays, SpaceX launched 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites, bringing the constellation to 102 and advancing global broadband goals ahead of FCC deadlines.
- On Monday, August 11, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, deploying two dozen satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper mission into low Earth orbit.
- The launch followed two previous attempts that were scrubbed due to bad weather affecting booster recovery in the Atlantic Ocean, as forecasted by the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron.
- The Falcon 9's booster completed its first flight and successfully touched down about nine minutes after launch on SpaceX’s offshore drone vessel named A Shortfall of Gravitas, representing the 120th successful booster recovery on that platform.
- Amazon currently operates over 100 Kuiper satellites in orbit, and CEO Andy Jassy highlighted that the service has secured numerous enterprise and government customers to help bridge the digital divide.
- This launch advances Amazon’s goal to build a global broadband network delivering affordable, low-latency internet, with plans to continue satellite deployments throughout 2025 and 2026.
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In a significant stride toward establishing its own global broadband network, Amazon successfully launched 24 additional satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) this morning as part of its ambitious Project Kuiper. The satellites were deployed via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off at 6:42 AM EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The […] The post Amazon Launches 24 Satellites Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Build Its Home Internet Service a…
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Palm Beach PostSpaceX launches Amazon Project Kuiper KF-02 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
SpaceX launches Amazon Project Kuiper KF-02 mission at 8:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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