Overview
- Amazon's Kirkland factory will produce up to five satellites per day to meet ambitious deployment targets.
- The facility opened in April and has already hired 120 of the planned 200 high-skilled workers.
- Project Kuiper's first production satellites will launch on an Atlas V rocket in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- Amazon plans to offer beta broadband services by early 2025, with full deployment expected by 2029.
- Partnerships with Verizon, Vodafone, and others will help deliver global high-speed connectivity.