Amazon's Kuiper satellite constellation nears 400 units as broadband service launch approaches
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Dan Robinson
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Amazon is preparing to launch satellite broadband service later this year through its Leo constellation (formerly Project Kuiper), which now has 396 satellites after an Atlas V rocket launch on July 2 successfully deployed 29 more units into low Earth orbit. The company is positioning the network as a rival to Starlink and plans to begin providing actual service sometime this year.
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· 3 pulledAmazon says it is preparing to roll out satellite broadband this year after the latest rocket launch brought its Leo constellation up to 396 units.
An Atlas V rocket launch on July 2 successfully propelled 29 satellites into low Earth orbit for the Amazon Leo network, formerly known as Project Kuiper until November last.
Amazon hasn't finished flinging its hardware into orbit just yet, but said it is planning to begin providing an actual service through the network sometime this year.
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