A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Kuiper Falcon 1 (KF-01) mission, 24 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 16 July 2025, at 06:30 UTC (
02:30 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1096) landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the first Falcon 9 launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper and the third batch of Kuiper satellites placed into orbit.