Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that satellites for its Project Kuiper internet program will be launched by the new Vulcan rocket in early 2023.
The Jeff Bezos-founded company said in a statement that its first two satellites—Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2—will be launched on the maiden flight of the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket early next year.
Amazon said ULA is scheduled to provide 47 launches for its satellite constellation, and using the Centaur would give it “practical experience” ahead of those launches.
The first mission will be launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Amazon said it has secured up to 92 launches with ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin to deploy its constellation of 3,236 satellites….