Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
Friday, 6 October 2023 Amazon has launched its first test satellites for its planned internet service, aiming to rival SpaceX's broadband network. The company plans to improve global internet coverage with a total of 3,236 satellites orbiting the Earth. Amazon intends to start offering its service by the end of next year. SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is already ahead in the race, having launched its own test and operational Starlink satellites.
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SpaceX maintained its impressive pace of space launches on Friday night, successfully placing 22 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit from Floridaβs Canaveral Space Force Station.
Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service. Musk's SpaceX... IndiaTimes