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Amazon to deorbit pair of prototype satellites, calling tests successful

By Thomson Reuters May 23, 2024 | 10:12 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon on Thursday said it would begin a process to deorbit two prototype satellites it launched in 2023 as an early test of its Kuiper broadband internet constellation, a planned network of over 3,000 satellites that will compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.

(Reporting by Joey Roulette)

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