Amazon.com Inc.’s first batch of production satellites reached low-Earth orbit, the biggest step to date in the company’s effort to establish a business broadcasting internet connectivity from space.

Amazon has launched the first installment of its Project Kuiper satellite internet service. It’s aiming to take on the dominance of SpaceX’s Starlink.

Amazon's first internet satellites are in orbit. United Launch Alliance's Atlas rocket blasted off Monday from Florida, carrying 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites.