Amazon tops 100 satellites after weather-delayed Kuiper launch

In this articleAMZN your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAfter four previous scrubs or delays in a row since August 7th SpaceX launches Amazon KF-02 Kuipeer Satellites after the 5th attempt August 11th 2025 at 8:35 AM SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida USA.Scott Schilke| SipaUSA |APAmazon shipped another batch of internet-beaming satellites into orbit on Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, after four previous launch attempts were interrupted by weather issues.Monday's launch is the fourth Kuiper mission, and Amazon now has 102 satellites in orbit.The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:35 a.m

Read more CNBC newsThe winners and losers in 's AI-powered ad raceApple has its best week since July 2020 after White House visitHow Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for nowTesla Robotaxi scores permit to run ride-hailing service in TexasSpaceX's Starlink is currently the dominant vider of low-earth orbit satellite internet, with a constellation of roughly 8,000 satellites and 5 million customers worldwide.Amazon is racing to get more of its Kuiper satellites into space to meet a deadline set by the Federal Communications Commission

The FCC requires that Amazon have 1,600 satellites in orbit by the end of July 2026, with the full 3,236-satellite constellation launched by July 2029.Amazon has booked up to 83 launches, including three rides with SpaceX.While the company is still in the early stages of building out its constellation, Amazon has already inked deals with governments as it hopes to begin commercial service later this year.WATCH: Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites into spacewatch now2:3202:32Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites into spaceSquawk Box