Amazon says it has already secured more than 80 launch dates to deploy the rest of its satellites, with each launch adding dozens to the network. The final fleet will have more than 3,200 satellites. For comparison, Starlink has more than 7,100 satellites in orbit.

Project Kuiper's launch was hampered by the weather, with no new date yet scheduled for its first full-scale satellite launch.

Amazon launches first satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system Amazon plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network, a long-awaited start to the company's plan to deploy a massive constellation that will rival Elon Musk's Starlink system.