Amazon’s satellite service rocket launches on Monday: how to watch

Amazon is ready to start 27 satellites with low -earth orbit On Monday night as part of Kuiper projectwhich will provide Satellite broadbandS The launch of the rocket is scheduled for April 28, between 7am and 9pm ET (4pm and 6pm PT), blocking time or other factors affecting the start.

The startup mission, KA-01 or Kuiper Atlas 1, will be on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and will be held on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

You will be able to watch the launch launch on the project Mission page or at YouTubeS

Technology and space Giant was forced to abandon its original launch date on April 9 after bad weather conditions. “Time is observed and predicted that it does not go to lift in the rest of the Cape Canaveral launch window,” United Launch Alliance said at the time. “The works of cumulants and constant winds make lifting is not possible within the available window.”

This will be a big step forward for the project that Amazon announced in 2019 with promises of a $ 10 billion in investmentS The company is now ready to enter the race to provide Satellite internet servicespace currently dominated by SpaceX Starlinkaround 7000 satellitesS Amazon’s plans require 3200 satellites to be expanded over 80 launches. The company intends to provide Internet service With this technology later this year.

More competition can improve satellite internet

The literal space race that includes Starlink, Amazon and other companies such as Viasat., HughesnetEutelsat and China Spaceail may mean more Internet services in distant and rural areas with limited broadband capabilities. Although Starlink is a space leader, some of these other companies continue to launch satellites and work to deploy high -speed internet in more markets, such as Brazil. With more players on the market, it can mean more quickly and more expensive internet In more areas, although whether this is actually visible to consumers, it remains to be seen.

Mahdi EslamimehrExecutive Vice President at Quandary Peak Research and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in USC, said Amazon was well positioned to compete with Starlink. “Amazon has concluded extensive launch agreements with large suppliers such as ULA, ARIANSPACE, Blue Origin, and even Spacex itself, positioning Kuiper as a major challenge due to its extensive infrastructure and significant resources.”

He said: “While Starlink is currently enjoying a clear market leadership, he is facing increasing competition with well-capitalized and strategically agile competitors, especially China, suggesting that the market will become significantly more competitive in the near future.”

So far, said Eslamimehr, Amazon’s satellite efforts are promising and successful, at least in the stages of the prototype. The company also tests Amazon Web Services in space. “These developments collectively emphasize Amazon’s stable entry into the satellite web market and reflect the positive early pulse in its overall space strategy.”

Beyond how he strives against Starlink and other companies, Amazon’s satellite launches are significant in other ways. Eslamimehr said: “Project Kuiper is not just about competition; it is positioned as a critical step towards closing the global digital division, promising to provide high -speed internet to undervalued communities around the world.”

Correction, April 4: A more version of this story incorrectly utters the name of the USC professor and the Vice President of Peak Research Peak. Its name is Mahdi Eslamimehr.