Tag: satellite broadband
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Amazon executives tout gigabit data speeds during test of Project Kuiper satellite network
A screenshot shows a data downlink speed in excess of 1.2 gigabits per second. (Panos Panay via X) Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds in excess of a gigabit per second. The evidence is in the form of a video posted…
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Rivals team up: SpaceX sends 24 satellites into orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into space. (SpaceX / Amazon via LinkedIn) In a case of strange space bedfellows, SpaceX launched 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation — which is competing with SpaceX’s Starlink network to provide internet access from low Earth orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent…
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Another 27 satellites go into Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network
An Atlas V rocket sends Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into space. (United Launch Alliance via YouTube) A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network, marking another significant step toward competing with SpaceX’s global Starlink network. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched 27 Project Kuiper…
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Amazon exec shares views of Project Kuiper satellites getting off to an ‘entirely nominal’ start
A video shows Project Kuiper satellites being deployed in orbit. (Amazon / ULA / Rajeev Badyal via LinkedIn) Several days after the launch of the first full-scale satellites in Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation, the mission team is still on an adrenaline high, according to the team’s leader. “It’s early in the mission and we still…
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Amazon and ULA count down to second launch attempt for Project Kuiper satellites
An Atlas V rocket stands ready to launch Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites. (United Launch Alliance Photo) After a nearly three-week delay, Amazon and United Launch Alliance prepared once again to launch the first batch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network. Liftoff is set to take place today at Space Launch Complex…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites go into orbit, boosting rivalry with SpaceX’s Starlink network
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket sends Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into space. (ULA Photo) A powerful rocket sent the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network into low Earth orbit today, marking a milestone in the company’s multibillion-dollar bid to catch up with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Today’s liftoff came…
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Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch
Project Kuiper satellites are packed inside containers for transport to Florida. (Amazon Photo) Amazon is providing a sneak peek at the satellites that are being shipped to Florida for the launch of its Project Kuiper broadband network — well, maybe not the satellites, but at least their containers. “Late last year, we began shipping flight-ready…
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The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket sends two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to orbit in 2023. The first operational Kuiper satellites are due for launch on a different Atlas V in early 2025. (ULA Photo) Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the megaconstellation space race. So…
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AST SpaceMobile chooses Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets for satellite launches
An artist’s conception shows AST SpaceMobile’s Bluebird satellites in orbit. (AST SpaceMobile Illustration) AST SpaceMobile plans to use Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its space-based cellular broadband network in 2025 and 2026. New Glenn has been under development at Jeff Bezos’ privately held space venture for more than…
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Market study says Amazon is spending up to $20B on Project Kuiper satellite network
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifts off with two prototype Amazon satellites in October 2023. (ULA Photo) A newly published market analysis of Amazon’s Project Kuiper effort to create a global satellite broadband network estimates the cost of getting the project off the ground at $16.5 billion to $20 billion — which is significantly…