Amazon seeks approval to launch two internet satellites by 2022

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As part of efforts to create a Starlink rival.

Amazon seeks approval to launch two internet satellites by 2022
Amazon.com has asked the US Federal Communications Commission for approval to launch and operate two prototype internet satellites by the end of 2022 as part of the company's effort to create a space-based satellite network. Amazon, which has pledged to spend at least US$10 billion to build ...

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