Amazon launches first internet satellite prototypes

Amazon's first pair of prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system launched on Friday.

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s plan to build a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit, to provide high-speed internet access anywhere in the world. "We've done extensive testing here in our lab and have a high degree of confidence in our satellite design, but there's no substitute for on-orbit testing," Project Kuiper vice president of technology Rajeev Badyal said in a statement before the launch.Project Kuiper is Amazon's plan to build a network of 3,236 satellitesCalled"Protoflight," Friday's mission saw United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carry two satellites – Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2.

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