Project Kuiper finally began full-scale deployment of its low Earth orbit satellite network on April 28 at 1901 EDT (2301 UTC). A ULA Atlas V rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and deployed the first batch of 27 satellites into space at an altitude of 450 km (280 miles).

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about two hours before ULA's Atlas V afternoon launch target time.

Amazon has tabbed ULA to launch more than half of the planned 3,200-plus satellites for its $10 billion Project Kuiper internet constellation.