Overview

• Amazon's Project Kuiper will launch its first batch of 27 operational satellites on April 9, 2025, aboard a ULA Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• The satellites, significantly upgraded from prototypes launched in 2023, include advancements in antennas, processors, propulsion systems, and optical inter-satellite links.
• This mission represents the heaviest payload ever flown on an Atlas V rocket, requiring its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters.
• Amazon plans to begin offering high-speed, low-latency internet service later in 2025, targeting underserved regions and competing directly with SpaceX's Starlink.
• To meet FCC regulations, Amazon must deploy half of its planned 3,200-satellite constellation by mid-2026 and complete the network by 2029.