Amazon’s Project Kuiper cleared the 100-satellite mark after a Falcon 9 lifted 24 additional spacecraft into low-Earth orbit on 11 August. The successful flight, achieved on the fifth attempt after weather delays, brings the broadband constellation to 102 satellites—about 3 % of the 3,232 units Amazon plans for its first deployment phase. The e-commerce and cloud company has reserved more than 80 launches with Arianespace, Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to meet a U.S. Federal Communications Commission requirement to orbit 1,600 Kuiper satellites by July 2026. Amazon aims to start limited commercial service by the end of this year, with France among the first target markets. SpaceX, whose Starlink network already exceeds 8,000 satellites, is approaching the peak annual cadence for its Falcon 9 launcher even as it provides rides for a future competitor. The latest Kuiper mission is the fourth Kuiper batch flown by SpaceX and underscores the intensifying race to supply global internet coverage from orbit.