REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 2 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch three of Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rockets to support deployment plans for its Project Kuiper, the ecommerce giant said on Friday.
Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network designed to accommodate multiple launch providers and vehicles.
The company announced the project in 2019, the year SpaceX began deploying its first operational Starlink spacecraft.
It aims to build Kuiper as a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 launches are targeted to lift off beginning mid-2025, Amazon said.
Persons:
Joe Skipper, Elon, Amazon, Harshita Mary Varghese, Arsheeya, Arun Koyyur
Organizations:
SpaceX, International Space, Kennedy Space Center, REUTERS, Elon Musk's Falcon, Thomson
Locations:
Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S