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

Decatur’s United Launch Alliance rocket helped Amazon satellites be launched into orbit Monday. The inaugural launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper used a ULA Atlas V rocket to deliver the first satellites of the constellation.

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.