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Night launch of Atlas 5 rocket with Amazon Leo satellites

Amazon Leo says its latest launch gives it enough satellites to start broadband internet service

Competition with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network is expected to begin in earnest later this year. Read More

Amazon Leo satellite dispenser

FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on its satellite deployment schedule

The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo… Read More

New Glenn rockets sitting inside Blue Origin processing facility

Blue Origin readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance

Five weeks after previous New Glenn launch failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announce a mission that would add to Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. Read More

Amazon Leo's Rajeev Badyal and Chris Weber onstage during luncheon

Amazon Leo’s leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network’s past and future

Find out how Jeff Bezos got the ball rolling in the competition with SpaceX’s Starlink for space-based connectivity — and how Project Kuiper became Amazon Leo. Read More

Amazon Leo VP Chris Weber at Mission Operations Center

Amazon Leo aims to double its pace as it gets set to roll out its satellite broadband network

One year after the start of its launch campaign, Amazon Leo is a ‘couple of months’ away from kicking off commercial service, VP says. Read More

New Glenn rocket rises into the sky

In a first, Blue Origin uses a recycled rocket to send a satellite into orbit — unfortunately, it’s the wrong orbit

After liftoff, New Glenn booster makes its second successful touchdown, but AST SpaceMobile says its satellite will have to be deorbited. Read More

Amazon and Apple vs. Starlink: Globalstar satellite acquisition comes with a big iPhone bonus

Amazon’s deal for satellite operator Globalstar doesn’t just bulk up Amazon Leo — it brings Apple along for the ride, with a long-term agreement to power iPhone and Apple Watch satellite features. Read More

Illustration: Amazon Leo network connections creating a web around Earth

FCC clears Amazon Leo to boost satellite broadband coverage and cover polar regions

Amazon says its Gen 2 network will be important for big enterprise and government customers; FCC still has to rule on Amazon’s request for more time to put Gen 1 satellites in orbit. Read More

Starlink satellites with Venus and the Pleiades

SpaceX seeks go-ahead from the FCC to put up to a million data center satellites in orbit

In bullish regulatory filing, SpaceX says huge satellite constellation would be a first step toward ‘ensuring humanity’s multiplanetary future amongst the stars.’ Read More

Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Amazon Leo satellites

Amazon asks FCC for 2-year extension in Leo satellite deployment deadline, citing a rocket shortage

Amazon says it’s been harder than expected to secure rides for its Amazon Leo broadband internet satellites, and now it’s… Read More

TeraWave logo superimposed on image of trees and night sky with star trails

Blue Origin unveils TeraWave, a global satellite network designed to handle terabits of data center traffic

Proposed 5,408-satellite constellation promises data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second — and raises questions about competition with Starlink and Amazon Leo. Read More

Worker inspecting Amazon Leo antenna mounted on a building roof

Amazon Leo starts to roll out its fastest satellite internet service — and reveals just how fast it’ll be

The effort formerly known as Project Kuiper is shipping hardware to select business customers for testing, in a move that heightens competition with SpaceX’s Starlink. Read More

‘Project Kuiper’ no more: Amazon renames satellite internet venture ‘Leo’ on path to commercial debut

Amazon rebrands its effort to expand global access to high-speed internet: Project Kuiper will now be known as Amazon Leo Read More

Satellite communication company Kymeta names new CEO as it ramps up defense operations

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta, a mobile satellite communications company, today announced Manny Mora as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. Read More

Screenshot showing downlink data speed on a dial

Amazon executives tout gigabit data speeds during test of Project Kuiper satellite network

Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds… Read More

Photoillustration: Hiker using mobile device while magenta-tinted satellites orbit in the sky above

Google’s Pixel 10 launch sends T-Mobile’s satellite phone service into the data zone

T-Mobile subscribers who buy one of the phones in Google’s newly announced Pixel 10 lineup will be able to explore… Read More

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with Project Kuiper satellites

Rivals team up: SpaceX sends 24 satellites into orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper

In a case of strange space bedfellows, SpaceX launched 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation — which is competing… Read More

Atlas V rocket lifts off with Amazon Project Kuiper satellites

Another 27 satellites go into Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network

A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network, marking another… Read More

Video frame of Amazon Project Kuiper satellites being deployed in orbit

Amazon exec shares views of Project Kuiper satellites getting off to an ‘entirely nominal’ start

Several days after the launch of the first full-scale satellites in Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation, the mission team is still… Read More

Atlas V rocket lifts off

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites go into orbit, boosting rivalry with SpaceX’s Starlink network

A powerful rocket sent the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network into low Earth… Read More

Atlas V rocket on launch pad with "Go Kuiper" sign in foreground

Amazon and ULA count down to second launch attempt for Project Kuiper satellites

After a nearly three-week delay, Amazon and United Launch Alliance prepared once again to launch the first batch of full-scale… Read More

Satellite containers for Amazon Project Kuiper

Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch

Amazon is providing a sneak peek at the satellites that are being shipped to Florida for the launch of its… Read More

T-Mobile support truck on LA street with fire-lit sky in background

T-Mobile makes satellite texting available through SpaceX’s Starlink for LA amid fires

T-Mobile has opened up direct-to-cellular emergency texting over SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network on a temporary basis in areas affected by… Read More

Atlas V launch with prototype Amazon Project Kuiper satellites

The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market

Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the megaconstellation space race. So far, SpaceX’s Starlink… Read More

Illustration: BlueBird satellites in orbit

AST SpaceMobile chooses Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets for satellite launches

AST SpaceMobile plans to use Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its space-based cellular… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

Market study says Amazon is spending up to $20B on Project Kuiper satellite network

A newly published market analysis of Amazon’s Project Kuiper effort to create a global satellite broadband network estimates the cost… Read More

Aerial view of Amazon's satellite processing facility in Florida

Amazon says it’s devoting another $19.5M to Project Kuiper satellite facility in Florida

Amazon plans to build a secondary support facility for its Project Kuiper satellite processing center at Kennedy Space Center in… Read More

VIPs cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite factory

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Amazon gave U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and other VIPs a sneak peek at the company’s Project Kuiper… Read More

Amazon Project Kuiper and Vrio execs outside Seattle Spheres

Amazon strikes a deal for Project Kuiper satellite internet service in South America

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband network has been tapped to provide internet connectivity to customers in seven South American countries,… Read More

Orbital selfie of Amazon Kuipersat satellite

Final test: Amazon’s Project Kuiper begins to deorbit prototype broadband satellites

After a series of successful tests, Amazon says it has begun the monthslong process of bringing two prototype satellites for… Read More

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