Amazon.com, Inc AMZN said Wednesday that satellites for its Project Kuiper internet program will be launched from the new Vulcan rocket in early 2023.

What happened: That jeff bezos-founded company said in a statement that its first two satellites – Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2 – is launched on the maiden flight of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) A new Vulcan Centaur missile early next year.

According to Amazon, ULA plans to provide 47 launches for its satellite constellation, and using the Centaur would give it “hands-on experience” ahead of those launches.

The first mission will be launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Amazon did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment on the development.

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Why it matters: Amazon said it has secured up to 92 launches using ULA, Arianespace and Blue Origin to deploy its constellation of 3,236 satellites.

The company said it will keep two launches ABL space systemsoriginally chosen to carry its two prototype satellites.

In April, the company announced that its two prototype missions would be launched later in 2022 using ABL’s RS1 rocket.

ABL President Dan Piedmont said the company completed work on a custom Project Kuiper spacecraft adapter earlier this year. reported CNBC.

Tesla Inc TSLA chairman Elon Musk-LED SpaceX already has Starlink broadband internet service with standard download speeds ranging from 100Mbps to 200Mbps and a Premium version where speeds are between 150-500 Mbps.

Price promotion: On Wednesday, Amazon shares closed 0.6% higher at $112.90 in the regular session, and gained 0.1% in extended trading. according to Benzinga Pro.

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