A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

Amazon's Project Kuiper will launch its first batch of satellites into space Wednesday, marking another step toward its mission of expanding broadband access.

Amazon is going into competition with SpaceX, with its Project Kuiper broadband satellite-based internet service intended to rival Starlink. The first launch of Project Kuiper satellites is scheduled for today, Wednesday April 9, and if you’d like to watch along at home then the event will be livestreamed.

Project Kuiper is planning to take a major step forward tonight with its first full-scale satellite launch. Amazon is planning to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening as part of Project Kuiper.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is set to launch its first mission, which is to send 27 satellites into orbit. Liftoff is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Amazon's Project Kuiper will send its first batch of satellites to space, a big step in its mission to launch satellite internet and compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service.