<ul><li>Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation launched its first 27 satellites into space.</li><li>The launch is the first of 80 planned to establish Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite internet business to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.</li><li>The satellites were successfully activated and will provide 'high-speed, low-latency' internet later this year, according to Amazon.</li><li>SpaceX's Starlink, with over 7,200 satellites in operation, currently dominates the satellite internet market, despite several companies, including Amazon, seeking to provide alternatives.</li></ul>

Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink

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