Already, SpaceX has more than 4,500 active Starlink satellites in orbit and offers commercial and residential service to most of the Americas, Europe and Australia.
The Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon's prototype satellites for Project Kuiper lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
SpaceX has had the clear advantage of using its own Falcon 9 rockets to launch batches of Starlink satellites to orbit.
For now, Kuiper satellites are launching on rockets built by United Launch Alliance, a close partner of Blue Origin.
In addition to ULA and Blue Origin, Amazon has a Project Kuiper launch contract with European launch provider Arianespace.
Persons:
“ We’ve, ”, Rajeev Badyal, Starlink, Kuiper, Elon Musk, “ I’m, Gregory Falco, Brecke Boyd, SpaceX’s, hasn’t, Jeff Bezos
Organizations:
CNN, Amazon, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Kuiper’s, United, Alliance, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Space Force, United Nations, Cornell University, Federal Communications Commission, National Science Foundation, Wall Street, European
Locations:
Cape Canaveral , Florida, Americas, Europe, Australia, Florida, Russia, Ukraine, Starlink, ULA