Updated: April 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
ULA launches Atlas V rocket for Amazon payload (10 images)
By Wade Sheridan
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched a payload for Amazon's Kuiper program from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday. The launch occurred at 7:01 p.m. EDT.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches a payload for Amazon's Kuiper program from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on April 28, 2025. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The payload included 27 satellites as Amazon builds its satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The Kuiper program will consist of more than 3,000 satellites and compete directly with SpaceX's Starlink system. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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