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Second Batch of Amazon Satellites Launched by Colorado Rocketeer

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUN 23 – Amazon launched 27 more Kuiper satellites to expand its planned 3,200-satellite network aiming to provide global broadband and compete with SpaceX's Starlink service.

  • Amazon's second batch of Kuiper internet satellites launched on Monday, adding to its plans for a large satellite constellation and increasing competition with SpaceX's Starlink.
  • A United Launch Alliance rocket successfully lifted off 27 Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:54 a.m.
  • Amazon's Project Kuiper aims to compete with SpaceX's Starlink and must meet a Federal Communications Commission deadline to launch 1,618 satellites by July 2026.
  • After Monday's launch, Amazon aims to have a total of over 3,200 satellites, increasing its current count to 54, according to Amazon.
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GeekWire broke the news in Seattle, United States on Monday, June 10, 2019.
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