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'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.

Amazon has launched its first operational Project Kuiper satellites in its attempt to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink—but experts remain concerned about space debris and astronomy