The company plans to launch two prototype satellites in the fourth quarter of 2022. United Launch Alliance: 38 launches of the company's Vulcan rocketĪdditionally, Amazon previously announced that it has purchased the final nine Atlas V rocket launches from United Launch Alliance before that vehicle, which is powered by Russian engines, is retired.Īmazon's "Project Kuiper" seeks to bring fast and affordable broadband Internet access to tens of millions of customers in unserved and underserved communities around the world.Blue Origin: 12 launches of the company's New Glenn rocket, with options for 15 additional launches.Arianespace: 18 launches of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket.Aside from SpaceX, this purchase represents the vast majority of any "spare" launch capacity for larger rockets in the United States or Europe over the next half-decade.Īmazon announced launch agreements with the following companies as it seeks to build out its constellation of 3,236 satellites: With this deal, Amazon has acquired an extraordinary amount of medium- and heavy-lift launch capacity over the next five years, procuring launches from every major Western provider except for its direct satellite competitor, SpaceX.
The rockets will deploy a majority of Amazon's low-Earth-orbit constellation of broadband satellites. The company said it has finalized agreements with three different rocket companies for a total of 83 launches. Amazon on Tuesday announced the largest commercial launch deal ever.
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