Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty Images Amazon sent up its second batch of Kuiper internet satellites from a launchpad on Florida's Space Coast. The satellites took a ride on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Amazon looks to deploy a satellite constellation that rivals Starlink, a service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon's second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a massive constellation and ramping up competition with SpaceX's Starlink. Watch NBC 5 free wherever you are WATCH HERE A United Launch Alliance rocket carrying 27 Kuiper satellites lifted off from a launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:54 a.m. ET, according to a livestream. "We have ignition and lift off of United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation, continuing a new chapter in low Earth orbit satellite connectivity," Ben Chilton, an ordnance engineer at ULA, said on the livestream following the launch. Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter. SIGN UP