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.
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.

Upcoming missions

We’re preparing to launch 27 Project Kuiper satellites as part of our next mission with United Launch Alliance (ULA). The mission, named KA-03 for our third Kuiper launch on an Atlas V rocket, will send another 27 satellites into orbit, bringing our total spacecraft deployed to 129 satellites.
ULA will deploy the satellites at an altitude of 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth, at which point the Project Kuiper team will take over command of the mission from our 24/7 mission operations center in Redmond, Washington, confirm satellite health, and ultimately raise the satellites to their assigned orbit of 392 miles (630 km) above Earth.
Mission No. 5
Mission name: KA-03 (Kuiper Atlas 3)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date: September 25, 2025
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
For the latest mission updates and a link to the ULA launch livestream, follow ULA’s Kuiper-3 mission page.
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. 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
If you’re interested in joining the team, explore our open roles.
Learn more about Project Kuiper.

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