Amazon.com Inc. is stepping up plans for its proposed fleet of internet satellites that would compete with a service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, buying dozens of space launches from three rocket companies.
Amazon's Project Kuiper said it secured up to 83 planned launches that would ferry satellites to orbit over a five-year stretch.
The unit of the Seattle-based e-commerce giant hasn't sent up any satellites yet, though it has said it will have two prototypes launched this year.
