The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites, marking a crucial milestone in the battle with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet.

Amazon officially kicked off its bold internet-from-space mission with the launch of 27 Project Kuiper satellites on April 9, 2025, marking a pivotal moment in the tech giant’s bid to rival SpaceX’s Starlink and deliver global broadband coverage.

Amazon's first Project Kuiper satellites are launching next week – and that's a big moment in its space broadband battle with Starlink.

Project Kuiper is planning to take a major step forward tonight with its first full-scale satellite launch. Amazon is planning to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening as part of Project Kuiper.

ULA Atlas V rocket will launch first batch of Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral

Amazon is going into competition with SpaceX, with its Project Kuiper broadband satellite-based internet service intended to rival Starlink. The first launch of Project Kuiper satellites is scheduled for today,

Amazon on Wednesday had its launch of the first 27 initial Kuiper internet satellites postponed over bad weather, the launch provider United Launch Alliance said.

Amazon has been working on Kuiper for six years, planning to build a constellation of broadband internet satellites.

United Launch Alliance says its rocket set for liftoff the evening of Wednesday, April 9, 2025, may be visible from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.