Amazon to compete with Starlink: First Kuiper satellites launched

 

 

Amazon is set to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink. The first satellites for Amazon's Kuiper satellite broadband internet service have been launched. 27 satellites were launched. The launch was from Florida on Tuesday. Amazon's plan is to launch 3236 satellites as part of the Kuiper project. The company announced the $10 billion project in 2019.

The goal of the project is to provide satellite broadband internet to ordinary consumers, commercial enterprises and governments globally.