GeekWire

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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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

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. military applications. “The FCC is requiring Amazon to demonstrate that it will not cause any interference to previously licensed systems from the November 2016 processing round.

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