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Falcon 9 launches - strategic partnership between Amazon and SpaceX Amazon's Kuiper project, which aims to provide broadband Internet, could become a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink satellite network. There is no place for friendship in the world of business: Amazon announced a contract for three launches of Project Kuiper satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Thus, Amazon is expanding its capabilities to implement its deployment strategy. Information on the exact dates and costs of launches was not provided. Project Kuiper, similar to Starlink, is being developed to provide broadband Internet access to millions of people around the world. SpaceX is already well ahead of its competitors, launching thousands of satellites and attracting more than two million subscribers to its Starlink network. In October, Amazon launched two prototypes for the first time on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket. A few weeks ago, Amazon announced that the satellites had successfully passed tests and were now scheduled to begin mass production at a plant in Kirkland, Washington. The SpaceX factory is also nearby in Redmond. [caption id="attachment_85356" align="aligncenter" width="630"] SpaceX[/caption] Amazon signs contract to launch Kuiper satellites using Falcon 9 rocket from rival SpaceX The first Kuiper satellites to users are due to launch early next year, with beta service becoming available in the second half of 2024. Under a license from the FCC, half of the Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites is expected to be in low-Earth orbit by mid-2026. Most of Amazon's launches are planned to be carried out on three types of rockets (which have not yet flown a single mission): Blue Origin's New Glenn, ULA's Vulcan and Arianespace's Ariane 6. In addition to the three Falcon 9 launches, Amazon has reserved space on eight Atlas V rockets, which are solid choices. So SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch reservation provides some security for Amazon's deployment plan. The selection of SpaceX for a portion of Project Kuiper's launches could also affect the lawsuit, which alleges Amazon did not sufficiently consider SpaceX as a potential launch provider. In August, a pension fund that has Amazon shares in its portfolio filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon's directors and officers refused to cooperate with SpaceX because of the latter's competition with Blue Origin. “In light of SpaceX's proven reliability and economic advantages, the decision by Bezos-led Amazon not to even consider SpaceX as a launch provider highlights the conflicting interests Bezos has with Amazon and Blue Origin and the significant impact these conflicts will have on the board's ability to protect the interests of the company and its shareholders in conducting contract negotiations,” the pension fund said in its lawsuit. SpaceX's choice for some of Kuiper's launches refutes the pension fund's arguments. However, a hearing in this case has not yet been scheduled. Amazon said that the pension fund's claims are "completely baseless" and they intend to prove this during the legal process.

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Launch is scheduled for Friday, November 17, 2023 The space company SpaceX announced important news - regulators have issued all the necessary permits for the second flight test of the Starship super-heavy rocket. [caption id="attachment_82662" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that it has licensed Starship for a second launch. Management representatives stated: The FAA has determined that SpaceX meets all safety, environmental, policy and financial responsibility requirements. We can begin: SpaceX has received permission to launch a huge 122-meter Starship rocket The launch is scheduled to take place on Friday (November 17, 2023) from the Starbase test spaceport in the Texas area of ​​Boca Chica. The launch is scheduled for a two-hour window that opens at 8 a.m. local Eastern Time (4 p.m. Moscow time). The launch will be broadcast live. You can see it, for example, here: https://youtu.be/0gCBCPgU5FA The first attempt to launch the world's largest rocket was unsuccessful, it took place on April 20, 2023. Then the Starship upper stage failed to separate from the Super Heavy launch vehicle as planned. SpaceX sent a command to self-destruct the ship a few minutes after launch. The incredibly powerful rocket even damaged the orbital launcher at Starbase and made a large crater in the concrete.

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The first launch is planned for 2026 Satellite operator Telesat and SpaceX announced the signing of a multi-launch agreement to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed constellation of satellites into low Earth orbit. Telesat has contracted for 14 launches of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, the world's most reliable and only reusable orbital rocket, which will carry up to 18 Telesat Lightspeed satellites into low-Earth orbit per launch. The launch campaign is scheduled to begin in 2026. Telesat has decided to take advantage of SpaceX's high launch frequency to rapidly deploy its own satellites, allowing Telesat to begin providing global services in 2027. Launches under the campaign will take off from SpaceX launch complexes in California and Florida. SpaceX will launch 14 rockets to deliver all the satellites of its competitor [caption id="attachment_55206" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] Telesat promises a reliable network for enterprise and government users with multi-Gbps speeds and highly secure, resilient, low-latency broadband connections anywhere in the world. “SpaceX has been a reliable and efficient launch provider for Telesat across our geostationary satellite programs, and I am pleased that they will support us with their highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket to deploy the Telesat Lightspeed constellation, the most ambitious program in Telesat’s 54-year history,” said Dan Goldberg, President and CEO of Telesat. “Given the dedication and professionalism of the SpaceX team, as well as their outstanding track record of reliability and demonstrated high launch frequency, I have every confidence that they will be an outstanding partner in helping us bring Telesat Lightspeed into service on time and with minimal risk.”