Amazon, Kuiper and space launch delta 45
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The Seattle Times |
The first 27 Project Kuiper satellites were scheduled to lift off Wednesday between 7 and 9 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
U.S. News & World Report |
which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025.
Daily Journal |
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.
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Project Kuiper will eventually be a constellation of 3,200 satellites. The first launch is planned for April 9.
CEO Andy Jassy said in his annual letter to shareholders that Amazon is aiming to be the "Earth’s most customer-centric company," while highlighting AI infrastructure and services that the company has introduced and working on.
Summary: Amazon will take on Starlink by launching its own Project Kuiper satellites into orbit. On April 9th, it will send satellites into low earth
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