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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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Such a service would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which already has more than 2.6 The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. million customers. Amazon is investing more than $10 billion to get Kuiper off the ground.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

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

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

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Amazon schedules first Kuiper satellite launches for 2022 using ABL’s RS1 rocket

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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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