June 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM EDT United Launch Alliance took a week to reset, but was able to send up its second launch of the year, another mission for Amazon’s effort to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation. The launch came just hours after SpaceX sent up its 50th rocket from the Space Coast this year. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on the Kuiper-2 mission for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Courtesy/ULA) Show Caption