In October 2023, an Atlas V launched Amazon's first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, from the Cape for on-orbit testing. "Project Kuiper has announced collaborations with ...

Mission Highlight: United Launch Alliance's Atlas V delivers Kuiper 2 satellites for Amazon United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched its Atlas V 551 rocket on Monday, June 23, at 6:54 a ...

Live updates from Monday morning's SpaceX Starlink 10-23 mission and ULA-Amazon Project Kuiper 2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Here’s what’s launching this week from June 23–29: ULA’s Kuiper 2 mission leads the way, with SpaceX Starlink flights, Rocket Lab’s return, and more to follow.

ULA launched two prototype Kuiper satellites into orbit for months of testing in October 2023, but this mission — known as Kuiper Atlas 1, or KA-01 — marked Amazon’s first full-scale launch ...

An Atlas V rocket launched 18 months ago with a pair of prototype Kuiper satellites for testing in space. There are seven Atlas Vs remaining on Amazon's contract following Monday's launch.

ULA's Atlas V 551 lifts off carrying the KA-02 Kuiper satellites for Amazon, June 23, 2025. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) An Atlas V also launched the first batch of Kuiper craft, sending ...

The majority of SpaceX’s 36 launches so far from either Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral have been for its Starlink program to build out its massive constellation of internet satellites ...

To bolster its cellular Starlink service, SpaceX is reviving a regulatory battle for access to the 2GHz radio spectrum, long held by EchoStar, the parent company of Dish Network and Boost Mobile.

SpaceX’s Starlink initiative began deploying internet satellites in 2019 and so has a major head start on Amazon, but over time, Project Kuiper hopes to differentiate itself by offering ...

SpaceX launched the first batch of Starlink satellites in 2019 and now boasts more than 6,750 operational units, serving over five million customers worldwide — by far the sector’s dominant force.

Project Kuiper is designed to orbit slightly above Starlink, at an altitude of about 370 to 390 miles (590 to 630 kilometers), compared with Starlink’s 340 miles (550 km).