Amazon’s Project Kuiper continues to expand its satellite network, now surpassing 100 satellites in orbit. The initiative aims to provide high-speed internet globally through a planned constellation of over 3,200 low Earth orbit satellites.
The deployment began in April 2025 with the launch of 27 satellites. Since then, Amazon has conducted several missions using rockets from both United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX. These launches are part of more than 80 planned missions needed to complete the constellation.
A new mission is scheduled for September 25, 2025. ULA will launch 27 additional Project Kuiper satellites on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. After deployment at an altitude of about 280 miles (450 kilometers), Amazon’s mission operations center in Redmond, Washington, will assume control and move the satellites to their operational orbits at approximately 392 miles (630 kilometers).
Previous missions include two launches on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets—one on July 16 and another on August 11—each carrying 24 satellites from Cape Canaveral. Another Atlas V launch took place on June 23, sending up an additional batch of satellites.
Amazon operates a $140 million facility at Kennedy Space Center that can support up to three simultaneous launch campaigns for Project Kuiper.
For those interested in following future launches or reviewing images from past missions, updates and livestream links are available on ULA’s Kuiper-3 mission page.
