Amazon Sets Launch Date for Project Kuiper's Deployment of 27 Satellites

Amazon has set a launch date to send 27 low-orbit satellites into space as part of Project Kuiper. The company posted details announcing a launch at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 9. 

The launch could be a big move for the project, which Amazon launched with promises of a $10 billion investment in 2019. Now, the company is poised to enter the race to provide satellite internet service, a space currently dominated by Starlink, which has about 7,000 satellites. Amazon's current plans call for 3,200 satellites deployed over 80 launches. Amazon said it plans to begin providing internet service with this technology later this year.