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　　Amazon will use Boeing-Lockheed joint venture (ULA) United Launch Alliance new rocket in early 2023 to launch the first two for a planned space Internet constellation. Prototype satellite.

　　Amazon's original plan was to launch two internet satellites into orbit by the end of the year, but then a delay in development at ABL Space Systems, a start-up in charge of rocket development, led Amazon to re-select ULA's new Vulcan rocket.

　　The mission is the first orbital flight of a rocket that will compete with a rocket launcher from Elon Musk's SpaceX. Amazon's launch mission is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.

　　Amazon will be the first to launch two prototype satellites that will be part of the company's Kuiper network, a planned network of 3,236 low-Earth orbit satellites designed to provide broadband internet service to remote parts of the world.

　　Amazon, which previously announced it would invest $10 billion in the project, aims to catch up with SpaceX's fast-growing Starlink network, which already provides thousands of customers in dozens of countries. Internet service.

　　Amazon did not disclose the timing of the launch of the first operational satellites. U.S. communications regulators require the company to deploy half of its satellite constellation by 2026.

　　The company’s other contract with startup ABL for at least two launches remains in place, but an Amazon spokesman said they are currently unsure what kind of satellites the company will use the rockets for.

　　Dan Piemont, president of ABL, said in an email that the company built a custom launch adapter for the Kuiper satellite earlier this year, among other customizations. He added: "This work is ongoing and will serve future Kuiper missions."