Amazon Launches Project Kuiper Internet Satellites, Taking on SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon successfully launches and deploys 27 Project Kuiper Satellites on United Alliance’s Atlas 5 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites are a direct competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which will eventually include 3,236 low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide broadband around the globe.

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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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