Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, nears commercial space Internet launch

Amazon has manufactured its 1,000th satellite for the Amazon Leo constellation and is weeks away from launching commercial satellite Internet service. The satellites will debut on the Vulcan rocket, and Delta Airlines has already signed on as a customer.

• Amazon built its 1,000th satellite at its Kirkland, Washington factory
• Production scaled from 27 satellites in six months to 27 per week
• Satellites will first fly on Vulcan, with another rocket being prepared this year
• Delta Airlines chose Amazon over Starlink for in-flight Internet