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WASHINGTON: Amazon.com Inc  plans to launch its first pair of prototype internet satellite s late next month on a different rocket than previously planned, a spokesman said on Monday, again switch ing rides for the spacecraft to avoid mounting rocket delays. The company will launch the first two satellites for Amazon's Kuiper program, which aims to offer internet globally from space, aboard a dedicated Atlas V rocket from the Boeing-Lockheed, joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA), spokesman James Watkins said. The targeted launch date is Sept. 26, he said. Amazon last year announced plans to launch the satellite pair aboard the first flight of ULA's new Vulcan rocket, moving them off previously planned rockets from launch startup ABL Space to avoid delays in ABL's rocket development. But delays with Vulcan have prompted Amazon to again switch rides as the e-commerce giant faces a 2026 regulatory deadline to deploy half of the 3,200 satelli...

Japan's military is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service with an eye to adopting the technology next fiscal year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources. The Ministry of Defense already has access to communication satellite s in geostationary orbit, but use of Starlink Technology , operated by Musk's SpaceX, would add a constellation of satellite s in low Earth orbit, the Yomiuri said. Countries around the world are seeking to build resilience against the risk of jamming of communications or attacks on satellite s in the event of co NFL ict. Japan's Self-Defense Forces have been testing Starlink since March with the system deployed in about 10 locations and in training, the newspaper said. Defence ministry spokespeople could not immediately be reached for comment on the report outside Business hours. Starlink technology is being deployed by Ukraine on the battlefield, and Russia is attempting to block its us...