Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities beyond the reach of existing networks. 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.
Project Kuiper facility in Florida

Inside Project Kuiper's Florida hub: Preparing satellites for Amazon's space network

Amazon’s $140 million site at Kennedy Space Center can support up to three simultaneous launch campaigns for its satellite internet network.

Follow along here for updates on recent and upcoming Project Kuiper missions.

Latest mission updates

October 13: KF-03 mission sends another 24 satellites into orbit
SpaceX successfully deployed another batch of Kuiper satellites into orbit at 9:58pm EDT on Monday, Oct. 13. Named KF-03 for Amazon’s third launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the mission sent another 24 satellites into orbit, bringing the total number of Kuiper spacecraft launched to date to 153 satellites.
Rocket launch streaking bright light across night sky over waterProject Kuiper's KF-03 mission launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Photo credit: 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 perform initial satellite health checks and 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. 6
Mission name: KF-03 (Kuiper Falcon 3)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Monday, October 13, 9:58 p.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Space launch vehicle igniting engines on launchpadKuiper satellites liftoff aboard ULA's Atlas V rocket during the KA-03 missionPhoto by ULA
Mission No. 5
Mission name: KA-03 (Kuiper Atlas 3)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 8:09 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 4
Mission name: KF-02 (Kuiper Falcon 2)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Monday, August 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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
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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