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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

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APRIL 11, 2024

The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. Under the terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s license, half of that total would have to be deployed by mid-2026. Amazon is investing more than $10 billion to get Kuiper off the ground.

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Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

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JULY 30, 2020

Project Kuiper’s satellites are to be launched in five phases, and service would begin once Amazon launched the first 578 satellites. Under the terms of the FCC’s order, Amazon will have to launch half of its satellites by mid-2026, and the rest of them by mid-2029.

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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

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