Amazon’s Kuiper launch accelerates satellite internet ambitions

April 29, 2025, 9:07 am

In a bold stride to rival SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon has deployed its first batch of Project Kuiper satellites. The launch of 27 satellites signals early progress in a larger constellation aimed at delivering global broadband, though industry voices warn of potential orbital overcrowding.

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techcrunch.com / Amazon’s first 27 internet satellites launch to space

The first 27 satellites in Amazon’s effort to create a space-based internet network have finally made it to orbit, paving the way for the company to attempt to compete with Elon Musk’s well-established Starlink service. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifted off late Monday from...

gizmodo.com / Amazon Finally Enters the Satellite Internet Race, Taking on SpaceX’s Starlink

The first operational batch of Project Kuiper satellites reached orbit Monday, kickstarting the deployment of a long-delayed broadband constellation.

wsj.com / Amazon Wants to Be a Satellite-Internet Powerhouse. It Has a Long Way to Go.

The company sent 27 Kuiper satellites into orbit Monday, but it needs to get thousands more to space to rival SpaceX’s Starlink.

cbc.ca / Amazon launches first batch of Kuiper internet satellites to compete with SpaceX's Starlink

Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.

arstechnica.com / A rocket launch Monday night may finally jump-start Amazon’s answer to Starlink

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Florida with 27 Kuiper satellites.

cnet.com / Amazon's Project Kuiper Launches With 27 Satellites for Internet Service

Project Kuiper wants to challenge SpaceX's Starlink, but Elon Musk's company is far ahead for now.

wsj.com / Amazon Wants to Be a Satellite-Internet Powerhouse. It Has a Long Way to Go.

The company sent 27 Kuiper satellites into orbit Monday, but it needs to get thousands more to space to match SpaceX’s Starlink.

theverge.com / Starlink’s got company — and orbital overcrowding is a disaster waiting to happen

On the evening of April 28th, Amazon embarked on its latest venture to rival SpaceX Starlink: the first launch of its Project Kuiper satellites. With 27 satellites now in orbit around the Earth, Amazon joins a growing number of companies working to put more than 1,000 satellites each into space to...

tomshardware.com / Amazon's Starlink rival sees the first 27 satellites successfully reach low-earth orbit — Project Kuiper satellites 'operating as expected'

Amazon's Project Kuiper has successfully launched its first set of satellites.

theverge.com / Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink

Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation is starting to take shape, with its first batch of satellites shipped and deployed into space on Monday. The launch is just the first of 80 that Amazon has lined up to take all 3,236 Project Kuiper satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of the...

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