16 July 2025 year Fr. 06:30 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 24 КА США «Project Kuiper (KF-01)».
«Project Kuiper (KF-01)» – This is a mega-constellation of satellites in a low Earth orbit, which will provide broadband online access, analogue of the American Starlink system. To manage this constellation will be Kuiper Systems LLC, Amazon subsidiary. Satellites are planned to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers: at a height 590 km, 610 km and 630 km. The company has invested over 10 billions of dollars in this project.
«Project Kuiper» стане прямим конкурентом Starlink від SpaceX, which has already brought to orbit beyond 7 000 satellites and serves about 4,5 a million customers in more than 100 countries. Amazon concluded contracts on 92 Running with different providers, In particular, United Launch Alliance, Arianespace і Blue Origin, To deploy his satellite group.
It is planned, що угруповання «Project Kuiper» складатиметься з 3 276 satellites.
According to the CCS