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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

satnews

SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch third batch of 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites July 16

2025-07-14T20:05:01.214993-07:00

Space.com

ULA Launches Second Batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites on Atlas V

2025-06-23T04:38:05.195961-07:00

Reuters

Amazon to Launch Initial Kuiper Satellites on April 9

2025-04-02T11:51:07.237734-07:00

Project Kuiper News Timeline

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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch third batch of 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites July 16 Amazon will use a SpaceX Falcon 9 to carry 24 more Project Kuiper broadband satellites into low Earth orbit on July 16, lifting off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40. The KF-01 mission marks Kuiper’s third deployment, with satellite release beginning about 56 minutes after liftoff.

2025-07-14T20:05:01.214993-07:00

SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch third batch of 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites July 16

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ULA Launches Second Batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites on Atlas V United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V lifted off from Cape Canaveral on June 23, deploying the second tranche of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The Kuiper 2 mission advances Amazon’s plan for a 3,200-satellite global broadband constellation, with ULA contracted to launch over half before transitioning to Vulcan.

2025-06-23T04:38:05.195961-07:00

ULA Launches Second Batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites on Atlas V

United Press International

ULA delays Atlas V launch of 27 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper after booster issue Liftoff of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V, carrying 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites, has been postponed due to engineering issues with the booster. ULA has yet to announce a rescheduled date for the second batch launch, part of Amazon’s 46-flight contract to build out its 3,236-satellite constellation.

2025-06-16T12:47:37.546041-07:00

ULA delays Atlas V launch of 27 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper after booster issue

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ULA’s Atlas V Readies Monday Launch of Second Project Kuiper Satellite Batch United Launch Alliance will lift off its Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral on June 16 to deploy 27 more of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites, marking the constellation’s second deployment phase with a 75% favorable weather forecast.

2025-06-15T14:31:23.862270-07:00

ULA’s Atlas V Readies Monday Launch of Second Project Kuiper Satellite Batch

Financial Times

Starlink Leads Global Satellite Internet Race as Amazon and China Scramble to Close Gap Elon Musk’s Starlink has vaulted into a commanding lead in the global satellite broadband market, outpacing Amazon’s Project Kuiper and emerging Chinese constellations. With rapid launches and scaled kit production, Starlink’s dominance forces rivals to accelerate deployments, network build-out and regulatory approvals.

2025-05-21T21:08:11.410869-07:00

Starlink Leads Global Satellite Internet Race as Amazon and China Scramble to Close Gap

GeekWire

Amazon exec shares views of Project Kuiper satellites getting off to an ‘entirely nominal’ start

2025-05-02T14:13:54.160230-07:00

Amazon exec shares views of Proj

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Amazon's Kuiper satellites debut distinctive design alongside first full-batch ULA launch Amazon's Project Kuiper has successfully launched its first full batch of low Earth orbit broadband satellites aboard ULA’s Atlas V, revealing a form factor that departs from SpaceX’s Starlink. The constellation targets service launch in late 2025, and mission teams say operations are running “entirely nominal.”

2025-05-02T14:13:54.160230-07:00

Amazon's Kuiper satellites debut distinctive design alongside first full-batch ULA launch

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