Amazon’s Project Kuiper has reached over 100 satellites after fourth launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 as it races to deliver global low-latency internet, as reported by CNBC News.
After facing four delayed launch attempts earlier in the week, caused by technical checks and hostile weather, SpaceX executed a clean liftoff at approximately 8:35 AM Eastern Time (12:35 GMT) on Monday. The booster landed safely on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas roughly eight minutes after launch.
These satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and elevated Amazon’s Kuiper constellation to over 100 operational satellites.
The mission, labeled KF-02, injected its payload into a preliminary orbit at about 465 kilometers (289 miles) altitude. In the coming weeks, these satellites will use onboard propulsion to climb to their operational altitude of roughly 630 kilometers (392 miles).
This launch cements Amazon’s increasingly ambitious constellation plan. The company aims to deploy over 3,200 satellites across more than 80 missions launching from providers including ULA, Blue Origin, Arianespace, and SpaceX. Today’s mission brings the number of Kuiper satellites in orbit to around 102.
Project Kuiper is designed to offer low-latency, high-speed internet to underserved regions globally. Amazon holds an FCC mandate requiring it to launch and operate at least half of its authorized 3,236 satellites by July 30, 2026. Amazon is pushing to begin service trials soon, with a broader commercial rollout expected by mid-2026.
The partnership between Amazon and SpaceX underscores a pragmatic strategy despite their competition in satellite internet services. SpaceX’s reliable Falcon 9 rockets have become instrumental to Kuiper’s deployment schedule
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