{"id":213854,"date":"2025-04-30T01:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/aerospace\/first-amazon-kuiper-internet-satellites-blast-off-into-space\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:41:17","slug":"first-amazon-kuiper-internet-satellites-blast-off-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/?p=213854","title":{"rendered":"First Amazon Kuiper internet satellites blast off into space"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The first batch of Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper internet satellites have successfully blasted off into space aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 27 Amazon<\/a> Kuiper satellites will be positioned <\/strong>into low Earth orbit and will eventually be joined by more than 3,200 others to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet to virtually any location on the planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Atlas V rocket with its heaviest ever payload onboard lifted off on April 28, 2025, at 19:01 EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Amazon said that it has already \u201cestablished contact with all 27 satellites, and initial deployment and activation sequences are proceeding nominally\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To accommodate the huge payload, ULA flew its Atlas V rocket in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters needed in addition to its main one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Atlas V unleashed 2.7 million pounds (12 megaNewtons) of thrust to get off the ground during the launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n