Amazon Demo Kuiper Satellites Begin Final Test—Deorbiting

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After seven months in orbit, a pair of prototypes for Amazon’s upcoming Kuiper broadband satellite network have begun the final task of their mission—demonstrating controlled reentry. The satellites’ descent began in late April and both are expected to deorbit within four-six months, Amazon wrote in...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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