Project Kuiper is Amazon's $10-billion-plus answer to Elon Musk's Starlink. The commerce giant is planning a network of 3,236 satellites to deliver high-speed, dependable internet to people everywhere, especially in communities traditional providers have left unconnected or under-served.

A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network, marking another significant step toward competing with SpaceX’s global Starlink network.

WASHINGTON — An Atlas 5 launched a second group of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation June 23.