Amazon Launches First Project Kuiper Satellites in Bid to Challenge SpaceX’s Starlink

Rocket carrying e-commerce firm’s Project Kuiper prototypes lifts off from Florida

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Amazon Launches First Satellites in Bid to Challenge SpaceX’s StarlinkOct. 6, 2023 2:14 pm ETA United Launch Alliance rocket carrying Amazon prototype satellites on a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., earlier this week.Amazon.com’s first satellites blasted into orbit, moving the e-commerce company closer to a satellite-internet business that could compete with SpaceX and other rivals.

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