The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink.

Amazon's first internet satellites are in orbit. United Launch Alliance's Atlas rocket blasted off Monday from Florida, carrying 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites.

Amazon successfully launches and deploys 27 Project Kuiper Satellites on United Alliance's Atlas 5 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites are a direct competitor to SpaceX's Starlink satellite network,