The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink.

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Amazon, a company that Jeff Bezos started as an online bookseller decades ago, launched the first batch of 27 internet satellites for its ‘Kuiper’ broadband internet constellation on Monday. It aims to compete with SpaceX Starlink.