Amazon's Rival to Starlink Satellite Service Is Planning a Rocket Launch: How to Watch Tonight

Amazon plans to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening as part of Project Kuiper. The launch window is set for Wednesday, April 9, between 7 and 9 p.m. ET (4 to 6 p.m. PT), depending on weather and other factors. The launch mission, "KA-01" or Kuiper Atlas 1, will be on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and will take place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Amazon said. There's a mission page for updates on the launch and plans to livestream the takeoff. You can watch the rocket launch live on the mission page or on YouTube. It'll be a big step forward for the project, which Amazon announced in 2019 with promises of a $10 billion investment. Now the company is poised to enter the race to provide satellite internet service, a space currently dominated by SpaceX's Starlink, which has about 7,000 satellites. Amazon's plans call for 3,200 satellites to be deployed over 80 launches. The company intends to provide internet service with this technology later this year. ... Read full article.