Amazon successfully launched the first 27 satellites of its Project Kuiper broadband constellation on April 28, 2025, from Cape Canaveral.
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00:00Amazon successfully launched the first 27 satellites of its broadband constellation
00:05on April 28th, marking the beginning of its plan to deploy over 3,200 satellites
00:12to compete with SpaceX Starlink. The satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit at an altitude
00:18of 280 miles and have begun communicating with ground systems with customer service
00:24expected to commence later this year. To comply with U.S. Federal Communications Commission
00:30requirements, Amazon must deploy 1,618 satellites by mid-2026, a goal that may necessitate a waiver
00:39due to production delays.