Amazon sends its own satellites to space in Project Kuiper
Updated: 7:15 PM EDT Apr 28, 2025
Amazon sends its own satellites to space in Project Kuiper
Updated: 7:15 PM EDT Apr 28, 2025
Amazon is expected to launch its first set of satellites into orbit as part of Project Kuiper, an initiative aimed at providing broadband internet access through a network of satellites in low Earth orbit.“There are just two prototype satellites up there right now. So this is the real deal, and the real competition starts today,” research scientist Ken Kremer said.He added that Amazon has a long way to go to catch up to Elon Musk’s Starlink.“They have 5 million customers, roughly, and Amazon has none at the moment,” Kremer said.While 27 satellites are scheduled to launch Monday, the long-term plan is to build a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites across 98 orbital planes.The launch window opens Monday from 7-9 p.m.>> WESH 2 will stream the launch in the player above.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —Amazon is expected to launch its first set of satellites into orbit as part of Project Kuiper, an initiative aimed at providing broadband internet access through a network of satellites in low Earth orbit.
“There are just two prototype satellites up there right now. So this is the real deal, and the real competition starts today,” research scientist Ken Kremer said.
He added that Amazon has a long way to go to catch up to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
“They have 5 million customers, roughly, and Amazon has none at the moment,” Kremer said.
While 27 satellites are scheduled to launch Monday, the long-term plan is to build a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites across 98 orbital planes.
The launch window opens Monday from 7-9 p.m.
>> WESH 2 will stream the launch in the player above.
