GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The launch window will open on that day at 2 p.m. 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. ET (11 a.m. PT), ULA said today in an online update.

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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

The system was able to maintain data transmission speeds of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) over a distance of nearly 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) during test windows lasting an hour or more. “Per their FCC license , Kuiper has to launch about half of their constellation, or about 1,600 satellites, by the summer of 2026.

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