United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites on June 23, 2025, using an Atlas V 551 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch deployed 27 advanced broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, marking the second of 46 planned launches to build Amazon's global broadband internet constellation. The liftoff occurred at 6:54 a.m. EDT (1054 UTC) after initial scheduling for June 16 was postponed pending range approval. ULA's Atlas V rocket, nearly 20 stories tall, was rolled out to the seaside launch pad ahead of the early morning launch, with weather conditions predicting an 80 percent chance of acceptable weather. This mission follows the first successful deployment of Project Kuiper satellites and continues Amazon's effort to provide fast, reliable internet worldwide. Separately, SpaceX has conducted multiple Falcon 9 launches throughout June and July 2025, including Starlink satellite deployments, the NASA TRACERS mission, and SES O3b mPOWER satellite launches, demonstrating a high cadence of spaceflight activity from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX launched 24 more @Starlink satellites from California https://t.co/q8wGVLJzSk
Falcon 9 launches 24 @Starlink satellites from California https://t.co/CLYRrXnXGj
After an early morning launch from Florida, SpaceX sent another 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early on Sunday, July 27, 2025. https://t.co/VUSuzMT1FL