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Amazon Launches First Satellites for Space Internet System
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October 6, 2023
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0:45Now PlayingAmazon.com Inc. has launched its first two satellites for its Project Kuiper, the tech giant’s initiative to build a massive constellation of satellites that can provide internet coverage to Earth.
An Atlas V rocket, operated by United Launch Alliance LLC, lofted the pair of satellites en route to orbit from Florida at 2:06 p.m. local time Friday. The mission is still ongoing, and it’s unclear when the satellites will be deployed from the rocket.
Project Kuiper’s goal is to eventually put 3,326 satellites into low Earth orbit, where they will beam broadband internet service to the ground below, similar to Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink. The two launched Friday, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, are test satellites that will allow Amazon to demonstrate the ability to send and receive broadband signals.
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