Amazon’s Project Kuiper has reached over 100 satellites after fourth launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 as it races to deliver global low-latency internet, as reported by CNBC News .
After facing four delayed launch attempts earlier in the week, caused by technical checks and hostile weather, SpaceX executed a clean liftoff at approximately 8:35 AM Eastern Time (12:35 GMT) on Monday. The booster landed safely on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas roughly eight minutes after launch.
These satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and elevated Amazon’s Kuiper constellation to over 100 operational satellites.
The mission, labeled KF-02, injected its payload into a preliminary orbit at about 465 kilometers (289 miles) altitude. In t