The Federal Communications Commission granted Amazon approval to deploy a constellation of 3,236 satellites into low Earth orbit.

In 2024, the company bought additional launches from SpaceX, which operates the competing Starlink satellite internet constellation.

[7] In April 2019, Amazon officials announced that they would fund and deploy Project Kuiper, a large satellite constellation, to provide broadband internet service.

[2][3] Officials said the project would "offer broadband service through partnerships with other companies", including to "tens of millions of people who lack basic access to broadband internet", although it remains unclear whether service will be offered directly to consumers.

[8][9] In December 2019, it was reported that Amazon was asking the FCC to waive requirements (e.g., to have applied by 2016) that SpaceX and OneWeb had to follow in order to get their large satellite internet constellations licensed.

In December 2020, Amazon unveiled a low-cost flat-panel antenna for the Project Kuiper satellites.

[6] Amazon previously announced that it had purchased the final nine Atlas V rocket launches from ULA before its retirement.

[21] In December 2023, it was announced that Amazon had secured three Kuiper launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9.

[30] An ultra-compact design 7-inch square customer terminal weighing one pound will offer speeds up to 100 Mbps.

[32] The factory in Kirkland opened in April 2024 and is planned to manufacture five satellites per day at peak capacity.

A logistics center in Everett, Washington, is expected to open in June 2024 to supply the Kirkland factory with kits assembled from raw materials.

[1] Time (UTC) Amazon had previously planned to launch the first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat P1 (2023-154B) and P2 (2023-154A), on ABL's RS1 vehicle, but delays in its readiness led to selecting ULA's Vulcan Centaur to carry the pair on its maiden flight.