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The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market

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Amazon 's Project Kuiper aims to offer high-speed internet access from the skies for hundreds of millions of people around the world who are currently underserved.

Amazon plans to begin launching operational satellites in early 2025 , with service due to begin by the end of the year .

At least half of the 3,232 satellites will have to go into orbit by mid-2026 .

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