Amazon's 'Project Kuiper', which builds the Internet with 3236 artificial satellites, has signed a contract with three companies including Arianespace and plans to launch rockets up to 83 times.



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Project Kuiper ', which surrounds the earth with 3236 artificial satellites and provides broadband communication to 95% of all human beings, has made progress, and Amazon has newly launched Arianespace , Blue Origin , United Launch Alliance . It has been revealed that they have signed contracts with three aerospace companies called (ULA) .

Amazon makes historic launch investment to advance Project Kuiper
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Amazon's Project Kuiper books up to 83 rockets to launch its internet-beaming satellites --The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/5/23010245/amazon-project-kuiper-megaconstellation-arianespace-ula-blue-origin

According to Amazon, the company's contracts with three aerospace companies mean that it has enough rockets to carry 3236 satellites into space. Amazon plans to launch 18 times on the Arianespace rocket ' Ariane 6 ', 12 times on Blue Origin's New Glenn , and 38 times on ULA's Vulcan Centaur . The contract includes an additional 15 launch options, with a total of up to 83 launches planned. In addition to the launch, the contract with ULA also includes 'production and infrastructure to support the launch.'


by VALERIE ROCHE

Project Kuiper is a large-scale project by Amazon to provide high-speed broadband communication to non-Internet-connected areas around the world. By placing a total of 3236 artificial satellites in three different satellite orbits in outer space, the area from near the center of Scotland to the south of the southernmost tip of South America, where 95% of all human beings live, will be included in the communication network. It has been.

Amazon launches 'Project Kuiper' that covers the entire globe with more than 3000 artificial satellites on the Internet-GIGAZINE


by PxHere

Amazon is working on a variety of initiatives, includingdeveloping low-cost customer antennas and acquiring Facebook's satellite Internet division to advance the project.

With this contract, rockets will be launched continuously for five years. Dave Limp, senior vice president overseeing Amazon's Devices and Services division, said, 'By borrowing launch capabilities from multiple companies, we reduce costs and scheduling risks, and our customers are competitive and long-term. We can offer pricing and we are proud to work with such an impressive partner. '

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