Kuiper is an expensive undertaking, estimated at between $16.5 billion and $20 billion by the industry analytics firm Quilty Space.

SpaceX's first-ever launch of Amazon Project Kuiper satellites after Invest 93L swirled across the Florida peninsula.

The Kuiper constellation will eventually consist of more than 3,200 LEO satellites, less than half of what Starlink already has operating, with more competitors to come.