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Amazon Selects ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin to Launch More than 3,200 Kuiper Satellites

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Amazon Selects ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin to Launch More than 3,200 Kuiper Satellites
Quilty Analytics analyst Caleb Henry interviews Amazon Senior Vice President Dave Limp, Blue Origin CEO Doug Smith, Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel, and ULA CEO Tory Bruno at Space Symposium. Photo: Via Satellite

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon [AMZN] ramped up its plans for its Kuiper constellation by signing a multi-launch deal on Tuesday with a large swath of the heavy lift launch industry. The company contracted United Launch Alliance (ULA), Arianespace, and Blue Origin to provide a combined 83 launches to send the majority of Amazon’s planned 3,236 Kuiper satellites into space. This includes 38 launches on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, 18 on Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and 12 launches on Blue Origin’s New Glenn, with options for…

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