Amazon to launch first batch of Kuiper satellites on April 9

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United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazons Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The mission is a pivotal step toward beginning commercial service for Amazons Project Kuiper, an initiative launched in 2019 that aims to provide broadband internet from a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites. The company was expected to set its first operational satellites aloft last year, but the launch was delayed as ULA prioritized two U.S. Space Force missions. Like its rivals, Amazon is marketing Kuiper to consumers who lack adequate access to broadband internet, along with governments and companies. The clock is ticking for Amazon to meet a deadline set by the Federal Communications Commission, which requires the company to have half of its total constellation, or 1,618 satellites, up in the air by July 2026.

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