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Amazon is moving into the space race, announcing plans to launch a constellation of satellites to provide global broadband internet connectivity. The new Project Kuiper satellite-communications research, development and prototype manufacturing headquarters will be based in Redmond.

Amazon Kuiper’s new state-of-the-art facility will consist of two buildings with a total of 219,000 square feet of space. It will include offices and design space, R&D labs, and prototype manufacturing facilities. Renovations on the facility are already underway, and the Kuiper team will move into the new site in 2020.

The new initiative is focused on creating a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon could launch more than 3,200 satellites, according to regulatory filings.

The region’s growing cluster of commercial space and satellite businesses includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Tethers Unlimited and Spaceflight Industries.

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