Amazon partners with SpaceX to launch 24 Kuiper satellites, marking a rare collaboration between tech rivals in the growing satellite internet race.

Amazon's third set of operational Kuiper satellites lifted off at 2:30 am EST (06:30 UTC) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket arced downrange over the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeast to place its payload into the Kuiper constellation at an inclination of 51.9 degrees to the equator.

In a surprising collaboration, SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites into orbit from Florida. This marks a significant step for Am