Earth orbit satellites into space as part of Project Kuiper: Wednesday, April 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The launch will be a big step forward for the project, which Amazon launched with promises of a $10 billion investment in 2019.

Project Kuiper will eventually be a constellation of 3,200 satellites. The first launch is planned for April 9.

Amazon's Project Kuiper said Wednesday it is planning to launch 27 satellites April 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It is the project's first full batch of Internet connection satellites and will be launched by United Launch Alliance.