GeekWire

MAY 23, 2024

(Amazon Photo) After a series of successful tests, Amazon says it has begun the monthslong process of bringing two prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation down from orbit. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s $10 billion initiative to provide global high-speed internet service from low Earth orbit.

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2024

to boost the supply chain and workforce pipeline for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s $10 billion effort to build and launch more than 3,000 satellites that will offer high-speed internet access to tens of millions of people around the world. million subscribers in more than 70 countries.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Amazon Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of orbital tests that the company says achieved a “100% success rate.” Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The timeline for testing what’s slated to become a 3,236-satellite network in low Earth orbit was laid out today in an experimental license application filed with the Federal Communications Commission. Amazon has suggested that it could begin commercial service even before 2026, once the count reaches 578 satellites.

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GeekWire

JULY 30, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Amazon’s plans for a Project Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites that would provide broadband internet access across a wide swath of the globe — but on the condition that it doesn’t unduly interfere with previously authorized satellite ventures. (Credit: OneWeb).

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