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Amazon’s Satellite Internet Service Launches to Low Earth Orbit on Atlas 5 Rocket

Amazon successfully launched and deployed 27 Project Kuiper Satellites on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas 5 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites are similar to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, and will eventually employ a 3,236 low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband around the globe. Read more on…

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Amazon successfully launched and deployed 27 Project Kuiper Satellites on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas 5 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites are similar to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, and will eventually employ a 3,236 low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband around the globe.

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Amazon’s Satellite Service Rocket Launches on Monday

0:00 Liftoff
0:41 Mach 1 Supersonic
1:34 Maximum Dynamic Pressure
1:45 Rocket Boosters Jettison
2:14 Passing the Kármán line
2:23 Payload Fairing Jettison
2:43 Centaur Separation
3:23 ULA Atals 5 Mission Control Flight Summary

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37 Comments

  1. @nomaam9288

    April 28, 2025 at 8:31 pm

    Love the littering

  2. @iAshu21

    April 28, 2025 at 8:33 pm

    Amazon’s Kuiper is a game-changer—finally, some competition to shake up Starlink’s orbital monopoly! Space just got a bit more crowded and a lot more interesting. 🛰️

    • @danm4320

      April 29, 2025 at 1:27 am

      It’s hardly going to be a shakeup – but definitely good competition.

  3. @ProfessorChaos2050

    April 28, 2025 at 8:34 pm

    Coolest thing ever.

  4. @CNET

    April 28, 2025 at 8:35 pm

    Read more on CNET.com: Amazon’s Satellite Service Rocket Launches on Monday

  5. @saywhat6062

    April 28, 2025 at 8:36 pm

    Glad there is a competitor to f-elon’s starlink.

    • @maritevans838

      April 28, 2025 at 10:08 pm

      He’s a felon?

    • @jezza6575

      April 28, 2025 at 10:24 pm

      Competitor?😂

    • @parkingcase1447

      April 29, 2025 at 3:21 am

      dumb

    • @paulh6517

      April 29, 2025 at 8:35 am

      @@maritevans838 You missed the f part.

    • @mgratk

      April 29, 2025 at 11:51 am

      Cope and seethe, commie.

  6. @saywhat6062

    April 28, 2025 at 8:40 pm

    Believe there are a couple other countries that will be launching competing w/ starlink & kuiper later in the year.

    • @paulh6517

      April 29, 2025 at 8:34 am

      I hope so I am no fan of either of the owners. But, it seems B is the lesser of two evils.

  7. @aca9876

    April 28, 2025 at 8:46 pm

    Big Tampon😂

  8. @RonLWilson

    April 28, 2025 at 8:53 pm

    Competition is good!

    • @DesertVox

      April 29, 2025 at 6:35 am

      Beween arms of the same octopus.

  9. @igormarcos687

    April 28, 2025 at 9:18 pm

    The fact that they can’t use their own rockets to launch their own satellites though

    • @kartheyansivalingam7927

      April 29, 2025 at 3:46 am

      Amazon doesn’t have a rocket company.

    • @TypicalBlox

      April 29, 2025 at 4:25 am

      @@kartheyansivalingam7927 Blue Origin while technically not Amazon is both owned and backed by Bezos

    • @GoPlayMLP

      April 29, 2025 at 6:21 am

      Bezoz does. Called blue origin. Look it up.

    • @al28854

      April 29, 2025 at 8:32 am

      Apple used samsung as their 1st iPhone, Honda used Isuzu as their 1st SUV and used GM as their new EV.

    • @kartheyansivalingam7927

      April 29, 2025 at 9:11 am

      @@GoPlayMLP Okay, so? Bezos ≠ Amazon. Amazon is a publicly traded company with a legal responsibility to act in the best interests of shareholders. Going with Blue Origin just because its a company owned by the ex-CEO isn’t in the best interests of shareholders.

  10. @Sebster85

    April 28, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    The fact that some of you guys are calling this “competition” shows you have no idea how far behind Amazon is. lol

    • @jezza6575

      April 28, 2025 at 10:26 pm

      Yup, even Bezos uses Starlink on his own yacht!😂

    • @farren7254

      April 28, 2025 at 10:36 pm

      @@jezza6575 lol duh that’s all that they have up there now. Would you be surprised if Steve Jobs used a blackberry before he came out with the iPhone? 🤔

    • @farren7254

      April 28, 2025 at 10:41 pm

      @@Sebster85 space x had zero satellites once upon a time against other satellite internet providers too 😏

    • @Avonnieuwland

      April 29, 2025 at 2:07 am

      True 😂

    • @ca1051

      April 29, 2025 at 2:33 am

      You yourself probably have no idea how competition starts

  11. @jezza6575

    April 28, 2025 at 10:23 pm

    🤠Hahahaha, HaHaHaHa, HAHAHAHA

  12. @rosariodagosto6484

    April 28, 2025 at 10:56 pm

    Hope they dont Bump into elons satellites oops

  13. @IScottTheScotch

    April 29, 2025 at 2:45 am

    More space junk, just what we need. You know we’re actually on track to create a prison of junk around the Earth which will inhibit us from actually venturing into outer space even with rockets?

  14. @al28854

    April 29, 2025 at 8:38 am

    those two ‘presenters’ at the end should wear their Amazon jackets, a wasted opportunity.

  15. @James-lp4ev

    April 29, 2025 at 10:18 am

    Exciting.

  16. @HereFurTheComments

    April 29, 2025 at 3:38 pm

    Why is Jeff Bezos goofy ads copying Elon? He hates the fact Elin has more money than he does. Dude is a lame

  17. @user-gf6mr3dy5k

    April 30, 2025 at 1:51 am

    what’s value that own rockets use?

  18. @WendelPinheiro-gg9tg

    April 30, 2025 at 12:50 pm

    Imaginou se o foguete explode 10 bilhões de dólares indo pelo espaço é muita ousadia e coragem pra fazer isso

  19. @nocucksinkekistan7321

    April 30, 2025 at 3:18 pm

    Learn to make good content

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