The European Space Agency 's (ESA) Biomass spacecraft lifted off atop a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Tuesday at 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 GMT; 6:15 a.m. local time in Korea). Arianespace's stream began at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT), and the launch can now be watched on demand.

The first 27 operational satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband network lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Monday evening, the opening salvo in a challenge to SpaceX's dominant Starlink global Internet service.

This reusable rocket regularly deploys dozens of internet satellites and has now completed multiple launches to the ... (120 meters), making it the largest rocket ever built.

Amazon's Kuiper service seeks to rival SpaceX, which has long led the way in satellite launches ... with five solid rocket boosters for added liftoff power in addition to its main booster to accommodate the heaviest payload it's ever flown.

The FAA is evaluating a proposal by SpaceX to significantly increase the number of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.