Amazon Kuiper Prototype Satellites Reach Orbit

Credit: United Launch Alliance
CAPE CANAVERAL—A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifted off from here on Oct. 6 with just a pair of mini-fridge-sized satellites to test systems, communications and network operations for Amazon’s planned Kuiper broadband internet constellation. The 196-ft. Atlas V, powered by a single...

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