ULA Atlas V rocket launches Amazon Project Kuiper satellites from Florida: Watch replay
Atlas V rocket launch of Amazon Project Kuiper satellites from Florida
United Launch Alliance launched a second batch of Project Kuiper satellites aboard an Atlas V rocket from Florida on Monday morning. Liftoff occurred at 6:54 a.m. ET from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites aboard an Atlas V rocket from Florida on Monday morning.
The rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:54 a.m.
What is the mission?
The backstory:
Project Kuiper is Amazon's low-Earth orbit satellite broadband network. The goal is to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities, by using a constellation of more than 3,200 LEO satellites.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - APRIL 28: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon Project Kuiper lifts off to launch the first production satellites from Space Launch Complex 41 on April 28, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Project Kuiper
ULA successfully launched the first batch of 27 Kuiper internet satellites on April 28.
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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by United Launch Alliance on its website.