Amazon put the first batch of satellites into orbit Monday in the company’s first step, comparable to Elon Musk’s Starlink system.
Amazon put the first batch of satellites into orbit on Monday, the first step towards the company’s rivals Elon Musk Starlink Satellite Constellation.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper It sent 27 satellites to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first batch of satellites forms the beginning of a megaconstellation that offers fast, affordable internet services to almost every location on Earth.
Project Kuiper posted to X that the satellite’s initial deployment and activation sequences were progressing as planned. The Kuiper team manages their constellations from the 24/7 Mission Operations Center in Redmond, Washington.
“This is the first step in a much longer journey to begin the rest of our low Earth Orbital Constellations, but it represents an incredible invention and effort,” said Amazon Andy Jassy’s CEO and president in a post on X.
United Launch Alliance Atlas v Rocket will carry Amazon’s project Kuiper Internet Network Satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday. (Photo by Reuters/Joeskipper/Reuters)
Founded by Amazon Jeff BezosIt plans to bring more than 3,200 satellites into orbit. The company already plans to launch more than 80.
The Rocket carried 27 Project Kuiper satellites into space. Amazon says it plans to launch more than 3,200 internet satellites into space. (Photo by Reuters/Steve Nesius/Reuters)
Musk and his company SpaceX currently dominate the Mega-Constellation Market. Since 2019, the company has launched more than 8,000 StarLink satellites, with over 7,000 people orbiting more than 300 miles on Earth.
Project Kuiper Satellite It travels in orbit at speeds of over 17,000 mph and circles the planets about every 90 minutes.
Future satellite megacontellation is expected to provide fast, affordable internet on most of the planet. (Photo by Reuters/Steve Nesius/Reuters)
While the satellite is in orbit, the team sends data from the Internet, via ground infrastructure, to the satellite, and to the customer’s terminal antenna, then travels in another direction.
| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amzn | Amazon.com Inc. | 186.38 | -1.32 |
-0.70% |
Click here to get your Fox business on the go
Amazon expects to provide its customers with internet service later this year.
Alexandra Koch of Fox Business Digital contributed to this report.
