ULA Atlas V rocket will launch first batch of Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral,

Project Kuiper is planning to take a major step forward tonight with its first full-scale satellite launch. Amazon is planning to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening as part of Project Kuiper.

Amazon Kuiper is sending its first satellites into space six years after starting the project. The company is trying to take on Starlink, owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has been on the market since 2019.

United Launch Alliance says its rocket set for liftoff the evening of Wednesday, April 9, 2025, may be visible from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

ET: SCRUB! The United Launch Alliance is standing down from today's attempted Amazon Kuiper satellite launch due to bad weather. A new launch date has not been announced so watch this space and our Rocket Launch Today live blog for updates.

Amazon is going into competition with SpaceX, with its Project Kuiper broadband satellite-based internet service intended to rival Starlink. The first launch of Project Kuiper satellites is scheduled for today,

Amazon's Project Kuiper is sending its first full batch of satellites to space, marking an important step in its mission to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world.