SCRUBBED: United Launch Alliance Pushes Back Rocket Launch Carrying Project Kuiper from Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // April 9, 2025
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
ABOVE VIDEO: The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 1 mission for the Amazon’s Project Kuiper was scrubbed today due to inclement weather. A new launch date will be announced when approved on the range.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Amazon’s much-anticipated debut launch for its Project Kuiper initiative has been postponed after the scheduled liftoff was scrubbed. The mission was set to launch the first satellites of Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband network aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s ambitious effort to provide high-speed, reliable internet access globally, with a particular focus on unserved and underserved communities. The project plans to deploy a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites in LEO.
The launch was originally targeted for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The mission was to lift off from Space Launch Complex-41 using an Atlas V 551 rocket, equipped with five solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, carrying multiple Kuiper satellites into orbit.
Although the launch has been delayed, the mission remains a significant milestone for Amazon and the commercial space industry. As part of one of the largest commercial launch agreements ever signed, Amazon will use ULA to deploy the bulk of its satellite network—through eight Atlas V launches and 38 planned flights aboard ULA’s next-generation Vulcan rockets.
A new launch date has not yet been announced. Updates are expected once the issue that led to the scrub is resolved.
