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2025-04

The First Batch of 27 Kuiper Internet Satellites of Amazon were Launched into Space

On April 28, Amazon launched the first batch of 27 Kuiper Internet satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. These satellites are the first of 3,236 satellites that Amazon plans to send to low Earth orbit for Project Kuiper. 

The 27 satellites were carried on an Atlas V rocket built by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, from the United Launch Alliance's Cape Canaveral space base at 7:00 p.m. EST.  The launch, originally scheduled for April 9, was canceled due to inclement weather and postponed until today. 

Under Project Kuiper, Amazon plans to launch (at least) thousands of satellites into space. Once operational and networked, it will compete directly with Musk's space exploration company SpaceX's Starlink.