Amazon Set For Launch Of Starlink-rival Satellites

Fuente: International Business Times

An Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seen fueling at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at dusk on April 9, 2025 AFP After delaying an earlier attempt due to bad weather, Amazon is preparing to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday, stepping into direct competition with Elon Musk's Starlink. The mission, called Kuiper Atlas 1, is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:00 pm local time (2300 GMT), aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will carry 27 satellites into orbit. Weather conditions appeared 75 percent favorable.