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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.