Amazon.com Inc. says it anticipates launching its first batch of internet-from-space satellites in the fourth quarter of this year after previously saying they would be sent aloft as soon as the first half.<\/p>\n
The company now aims to start the first customer tests of its Project Kuiper network in 2025, production operations chief Steve Metayer said at a ribbon-cutting event to open Amazon\u2019s satellite production facility in suburban Seattle.<\/p>\n
Commercial service, which can begin in a limited fashion when Amazon has hundreds of satellites aloft, will follow later in 2025. The company had previously said service would begin next year.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, Amazon\u00a0aims to provide\u00a0broadband internet from a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites, providing competition for Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink network.<\/p>\n
The company\u00a0launched\u00a0two prototypes in October.<\/p>\n
Amazon is now\u00a0retiring those\u00a0as it works to ramp up manufacturing at a Kirkland, Washington, factory that will eventually produce as many as five satellites a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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