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

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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. The rest would have to be launched by 2029. Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas.

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

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Under the terms of an authorization order issued by the Federal Communications Commission last July , Amazon has to have half of its planned 3,236-satellite constellation launched by mid-2026, and the rest by mid-2029. Meanwhile, Amazon executives have said Kuiper could complement Amazon Web Services’ cloud operations.