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Project Kuiper (Amazon)

Project Kuiper (Amazon)

Satellite broadband program

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SpaceX turns Falcon 9 into a Starlink assembly line — and the world starts depending on it

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Rebranded to Amazon Leo (November 2025); seeking 24-month FCC deadline extension due to rocket shortages; enterprise beta live April 2026 with roughly 240 satellites in orbit

SpaceX hit 50 dedicated Starlink launches before June 2026, roughly one every four days. The constellation has 10.3 million subscribers across 160 countries, 10,191 active satellites, and $10.6 billion in 2025 revenue. Starlink is SpaceX's only profitable division and the central asset in its pending Nasdaq IPO.

Updated May 31