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United Launch Alliance will launch an Atlas V 501 rocket carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission on 2023-10-06 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Amazon plans to test brightness mitigations with its first two Kuiper prototype satellites slated to launch in the first week of October on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V.
Amazon Web Services India Private Limited signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Space Research Organization and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing.
Oracle and Microsoft have developed a joint support model for Oracle Database@Azure to provide rapid response and resolution for mission-critical workloads.
An Amazon shareholder filed a lawsuit against Amazon's board of directors regarding the launch contracts with various providers.
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Amazon must launch half of its Project Kuiper constellation by July 2026 to comply with its FCC license.
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Amazon's contracts for launches were announced nearly a year and a half ago, but none of the vehicles have yet flown.
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The lawsuit claims that 45% of Amazon's launch contract expenditures may go to Blue Origin, raising concerns of conflicts of interest with Jeff Bezos being the owner of Blue Origin.
Amazon is developing the 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper system and has contracts for up to 83 launches with Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance.
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The lawsuit noted that SpaceX was seemingly not considered by Amazon despite having a proven track record and competitive pricing for launch services.
Amazon awarded contracts in April 2022 to Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance for up to 83 launches of Ariane 6, New Glenn, and Vulcan Centaur rockets to deploy the 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper constellation.
Amazon’s Federal Communications Commission license requires deployment of at least half of the Project Kuiper constellation by July 2026.
Amazon’s FCC license requires that the remaining Project Kuiper satellites be in orbit by July 2029.
Vodafone and Vodacom agreed to use Amazon’s envisioned network of 3,200 low Earth orbit satellites to bring 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg connectivity to areas that are challenging or expensive to serve with terrestrial networks.
Amazon is preparing to launch two prototype Project Kuiper satellites in the coming months ahead of deploying in-house-built production satellites in 2024.
The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon’s management acted in bad faith by awarding the bulk of the Kuiper launches to three unproven rockets without considering SpaceX.