GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The satellites for both those networks are built in the Seattle area: SpaceX’s satellite development and manufacturing facility is in Redmond, Wash., Project Kuiper’s two prototypes — Kuipersat 1 and 2 — are meant to test the hardware and system operations in advance of the expected production ramp-up.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They’re designed to test the hardware as well as the software, ground-based facilities and procedures that will be used for the full constellation. At least half of the 3,236 satellites will have to be placed in orbit by mid-2026 to satisfy the requirements of Amazon’s license from the Federal Communications Commission.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

ULA Photo) The countdown is on for the first-ever launch of Amazon satellites, aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle company’s worldwide Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. — to test the hardware on the spacecraft, as well as Amazon’s ground facilities and customer terminals.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“Per their FCC license , Kuiper has to launch about half of their constellation, or about 1,600 satellites, by the summer of 2026. Four years ago , Project Kuiper’s job postings signaled that it was planning to develop a 100-Gbps laser link system. Space Force’s Space Development Agency.

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