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The Economic Times
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Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year as network nears 400 satellites

Amazon expects to roll out initial internet service with its ​Leo broadband satellite network later this year after the company's latest launch put the orbiting constellation's satellite count over 390, a company executive said on Thursday.

Amazon's latest batch of 29 satellites lifted off from Florida early on Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance, marking the ‌company's 14th launch ⁠of dozens more ⁠planned to deploy more than 3,200 satellites that will provide global internet coverage from space.

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