Amazon and SpaceX shook hands!

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Amazon will launch its own internet satellites with the Kuiper Project. Thus, it will challenge SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. However, Amazon has made an interesting development. The technology giant announced in a statement that it purchased three rocket launches from SpaceX for Project Kuiper internet satellites. Here are the details…

Amazon purchased a rocket launch facility from SpaceX for the Kuiper Project’s internet satellites!

The company aims to find a place for itself in the satellite broadband market with the Kuiper system. However, he has a big rival in front of him. SpaceX has hundreds of satellites in orbit. While Amazon was aiming to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, it made a big surprise.

Both Starlink and the Kuiper Project plan to serve a variety of customers, from consumers to governments. For this purpose, they are undertaking projects to create networks with thousands of satellites in orbit. These projects; represents multibillion-dollar efforts.

SpaceX, Amazon and Blue Origin are the three arch-rivals of this industry. However, these technology giants may need each other’s help on some issues. Amazon ordered 3 rocket launch facilities from SpaceX. SpaceX, the world’s most active rocket operator, will continue to launch Starlink competitors with its own rockets. The company has previously launched other companies’ broadband satellites into orbit. SpaceX has also signed agreements for future launches.

In Friday’s announcement, Amazon said it had signed a deal with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches in mid-2025. Unfortunately, neither company disclosed the financial terms of this agreement.

Amazon’s deal with SpaceX marks the latest change in the company’s strategy. The company is trying to get Kuiper into space on time to comply with federal regulations. Under Federal Communications Commission rules, Amazon must put half of its planned 3,236 satellites into orbit by July 2026.

Amazon made an announcement last month. In his announcement, he announced that the prototypes of the Kuiper Project had successfully completed the tests. He also noted that the company is trying to start producing commercial satellites for launch next year.