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December 1, 2022

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Amazon buys nine Atlas 5 launches for Kuiper broadband constellation

April 19, 2021

Amazon has selected United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket for nine missions from Cape Canaveral to deploy satellites for the Kuiper internet constellation, a fleet designed to eventually number more than 3,200 spacecraft, the companies announced Monday.