Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, and our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. Our initial satellite constellation will include more than 3,200 spacecraft, which we began deploying in April 2025 when we sent our first 27 satellites into space. That mission was the first of more than 80 to deploy our constellation.
Follow along here for updates on recent and upcoming Project Kuiper missions.

Latest mission updates

July 16: Amazon adds 24 satellites to constellation with third successful launch
SpaceX launched Amazon’s third batch of satellites at 2:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 16. Named KF-01 for our first Kuiper mission on Falcon 9, the mission sent another 24 satellites into orbit, bringing the total number of Kuiper spacecraft launched to date to 78 satellites.
SpaceX launched Amazon’s third batch of satellites on July 16 as part of Project KuiperProject Kuiper deployed 24 satellites aboard its KF-01 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX Photo by Image: SpaceX
Falcon 9 deployed the satellites at an altitude of 289 miles (465 kilometers) above Earth, at which point the Kuiper team took over command of the mission from our mission operations center in Redmond, Washington. From there, we began to perform initial satellite health checks as we prepare to raise the satellites to their assigned altitude of 392 miles (630 km), where they will be fully commissioned as part of our operational satellite constellation.
Three-phase space launch progression featuring Amazon's rocket

15 photos from Project Kuiper's first launch of low Earth orbit satellites

Check out scenes from Project Kuiper’s first mission, including during launch and inside Mission Control as the first spacecraft in our satellite internet constellation began operating in space.

Kuiper missions to date

Mission No. 3
Mission name: KF-01 (Kuiper Falcon 1)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Wednesday, July 16, 2:30 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 2
Mission name: KA-02 (Kuiper Atlas 2)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:54 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 1
Mission name: KA-01 (Kuiper Atlas 1)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:01 p.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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