Amazon’s first 27 Kuiper broadband sats make it into orbit

Amazon’s first 27 Kuiper broadband sats make it into orbit

: One launch down, 80-plus to go, for a pittance compared to planned AWS spending

Amazon successfully launches first Kuiper satellites, challenges SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon on Monday launched its first 27 Project Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit, marking the tech giant’s official entry into the satellite internet market dominated by SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites lifted off aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after 7 pm ET. The successful mission follows a weather delay and represents a key milestone in Amazon’s $10 billion pla…

ULA launches first production Amazon Kuiper satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now

United Launch Alliance launches their Atlas V 551 rocket on Monday, April 28, 2025 with the first batch of Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon towards low Earth orbit from SLC-41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Against the setting Sun, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket thundered off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force State to begin the flight of the first production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper…

Project Kuiper launches first LEO satellites

United Launch Alliance (UlA) has successfully launched 27 Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit as it begins a full-scale deployment of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite Internet network. The mission, named “KA-01” for Kuiper Atlas 1, launched on a ULA Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, to deploy 27 satellites at an altitude of 450km above Earth. Project Kuiper will deliver high-speed, low-latency internet to virtu…

Amazon Launches First Kuiper Internet Satellites

Amazon successfully launched the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet constellation, kicking off a major effort to compete with Starlink by deploying over 1,600 satellites by mid-2026. It company is investing $10 billion in Kuiper and plans to begin commercial service later this year....

Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Launches With 27 Satellites - WorldNL Magazine

Amazon successfully launched 27 low-Earth orbit satellites on Monday night as part of Project Kuiper, which will provide satellite broadband services. The launch mission, KA-01 or Kuiper Atlas 1, utilized a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, and began its journey from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Missed the launch? You can watch the replay on the project's mission page or on YouTube. On April 28, Amazon launched 27 low-orbit…