BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – United Launch Alliance early Tuesday launched a payload of Amazon internet satellites into low-Earth orbit with an Atlas V rocket.
The Amazon Leo 4 mission lifted off at 3:28 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
An Atlas V 551 rocket, configured with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, will launch the next Amazon Leo satellites into space. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This is ULA’s Amazon Leo 4 mission, continuing a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deploy a majority of its advanced satellite constellation using eight Atlas V and 38 Vulcan rockets in accordance with the world’s largest commercial launch agreement.
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Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, competes with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation that provides internet service worldwide.
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