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With Project Kuiper Satellites Working as Expected, Amazon Plans Early Customer Tests in Late 2024

By Sharmila Kuthunur
SpaceRef
October 18, 2023
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With Project Kuiper Satellites Working as Expected, Amazon Plans Early Customer Tests in Late 2024
Illustration of various launch providers sending Amazon payloads to space.
Image credit: Amazon.

Amazon officials reported on Monday (October 16) that the two satellites it launched earlier this month, both prototypes for its planned Project Kuiper constellation, are performing as expected and have started sending in critical data from low-Earth orbit (LEO).

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Sharmila Kuthunur.
Sharmila Kuthunur

Sharmila is a science journalist covering the cosmos. Her work has appeared in Space.com, Astronomy Magazine, EarthSky, and the Indian print magazine Science Reporter. She received a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in 2022.

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