BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 United Launch Alliance early Monday will attempt to put a payload of Amazon internet satellites into low-Earth orbit with an Atlas V rocket.<\/p>\n
The Amazon Leo 4<\/a> mission is scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a window open from 3:49 a.m. to 4:18 a.m.<\/p>\n An Atlas V 551 rocket, configured with five side-mounted solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing, will launch the next Amazon Leo satellites into space. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This is ULA\u2019s Amazon Leo 4\u00a0mission, continuing\u00a0a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deploy a majority of its advanced satellite constellation using eight Atlas V and 38 Vulcan rockets in accordance with the world\u2019s largest commercial launch agreement. <\/p>\n ULA<\/p>\n Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, means to compete with SpaceX\u2019s Starlink<\/a>.<\/p>\n