SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 9:02 p.m. EDT (6:02 p.m. local California time; 0102 GMT on April 4).

SpaceX launched Falcon 9 from California on Thursday to send Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The launch was scheduled for 9:02 p.m. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

The SpaceX rocket and spacecraft technology company scrubbed its launch of 27 satellites Tuesday from California.

Amazon will begin deploying its satellite broadband constellation, Project Kuiper, this month in what is expected to become the first serious challenge to the dominance of Elon Musk’s Starlink. As soon as April 9,

Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to launch this month the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network, a long-awaited moment for a budding constellation that will pose the biggest challenge yet to Elon Musk's massive Starlink system.

In October 2023, it sent two prototype satellites into orbit in order to test their systems. It had aimed to get its first operational satellites into space last year, but the launch was delayed as its launch partner ULA was forced to prioritize two U.