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Follow the countdown to the first launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites

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ULA Photo) The countdown is on for the first-ever launch of Amazon satellites, aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle company’s worldwide Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket is set to launch Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

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Project Kuiper is designed to provide affordable broadband internet access from above for tens of millions of people around the world who are underserved. But Project Kuiper aims to take advantage of synergies with Amazon’s other business lines, ranging from online retail sales to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Web Services.

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Facebook’s satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon’s Project Kuiper

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Facebook has struck a deal to have more than a dozen of its wireless internet experts move over to Amazon to work on its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network, The Information reported today. Meanwhile, Amazon executives have said Kuiper could complement Amazon Web Services’ cloud operations. Amazon Graphic).