Amazon to send fleet of satellites to space in step to provide internet service for customers

Amazon's Project Kuiper this month will launch more than two dozen satellites into space, a step the company said will lead toward bringing fast, reliable internet to customers worldwide.

The mission, named "KA-01" for Kuiper Atlas 1, will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

It will deploy 27 satellites at an altitude of 280 miles above Earth, according to a statement from Amazon.

The launch, which will be livestreamed 20 minutes before liftoff...