Amazon launches first test satellites for Kuiper internet network
Before it deploys thousands more into orbit.
Source: itnews.com.au
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Before it deploys thousands more into orbit.
Amazon’s first pair of prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network launched into space from Florida.
The mission aims to test Amazon's first pieces of technology in space as the e-commerce and web services giant looks to deploy 3,236 more satellites in the next few years and offer broadband internet globally.
Amazon has vowed to invest $10bn into its Kuiper project, which was announced in 2019
The e-commerce giant plans to send thousands of low-orbit satellites into space to compete with Starlink. But it started late.