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Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers
Project Kuiper plans to create a mesh network of high-speed laser cross-links.
Amazon is swallowing its pride to ensure its internet satellites get to orbit on time
Amazon announced a deal with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches in 2025 that will carry some of its Project Kuiper satellites to orbit. SpaceX is Amazon's top competitor in the satellite internet space, and a rival of Blue Origin — founder Jeff Bezos' aerospace company.
Amazon's first internet satellite launch was a success
Amazon's Project Kuiper is has launched its first two internet satellite prototypes. It plans to gather real-world data from the mission ahead of launching production in 2024.
Amazon builds new Florida satellite facility for its Starlink rival
Amazon’s Starlink rival, Project Kuiper, is moving closer to liftoff. The company announced today that a new $120 million satellite-processing facility for the project is under construction at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Amazon plans to launch its first satellites “in the coming months,” followed by the first customer pilots next year.
Amazon’s satellite internet antennas can double as picnic tables for dolls
Amazon has revealed the first three antennas for its Project Kuiper satellite internet service, which is expected to open up to consumers in late 2024.
Amazon secures key FCC approval to deploy its Project Kuiper broadband satellites
Amazon secured an initial approval from the agency in 2020, but on the condition that it submits an updated orbital debris mitigation plan.
Amazon's first Project Kuiper internet satellites will launch on Vulcan Centaur's maiden flight
ULA's Vulcan Centaur will also ferry Astrobotic's lunar lander to space.
Amazon orders up to 83 launches for its Project Kuiper internet satellites
Amazon has secured as many as 83 launches for Project Kuiper internet satellites from rocket companies like Blue Origin.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper will launch two prototype satellites by the end of 2022
Amazon has hit another milestone on the way to its goal of putting 3,236 low Earth orbit to blanket most of the planet with internet access.
Verizon partners with Amazon to offer satellite internet in rural areas
Amazon and Verizon are teaming up to use satellite internet and 5G to better serve rural areas.
Amazon has acquired Facebook's satellite internet team
Amazon has acquired Facebook's internet satellite team, marking a big step in its race with SpaceX's Starlink.
Amazon's first Project Kuiper internet satellites will launch aboard Atlas V rockets
The rockets will help Amazon start putting the more than 3,200 satellites that will eventually make up its Project Kuiper constellation in low Earth orbit.
Amazon's custom Ka-band antenna will deliver less expensive satellite internet
Amazon unveiled on Wednesday a revolutionary Ka-band phased array antenna design that will allow for more compact and less expensive user terminals.
Amazon gets FCC approval for its Project Kuiper broadband satellites
The FCC has unanimously approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper, giving the tech giant the go-ahead to deploy and operate a constellation of 3,236 satellites. Amazon asked the FCC for permission to launch thousands of Low Earth Orbit satellites in July 2019, just a few months months after announcing the project. Similar to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, Kuiper’s purpose is to provide satellite-based broadband services.
Amazon asks FCC for permission to launch internet satellites
Amazon is moving fairly quickly on its plan to deploy thousands of internet satellites. The company has filed for FCC permission to launch 3,236 satellites as part of Project Kuiper. The spacecraft would be grouped into 98 orbital planes, and fly at altitudes between 366 and 391 miles. The filing reiterated Amazon's plans to connect "tens of millions" of people around the world, although the company warned that it couldn't cover everything -- it asked for a waiver on a requirement to serve the whole US as its satellites wouldn't cover parts of Alaska.
Amazon plans to launch thousands of internet satellites
Amazon wants to launch thousands of low Earth orbit satellites to offer internet connection across the planet. With Project Kuiper, it aims to deploy 3,236 satellites to cover areas where about 95 percent of the global population live. Details otherwise are scant so far, including the estimated timeline for bringing the network online or how much the project will cost. Amazon confirmed the plans after GeekWire unearthed filings for it.
