Amazon suggests the possibility of relying on rival SpaceX for satellite launch of satellite Internet service 'Project Kuiper'
Amazon plans to launch a communication satellite in the first quarter of 2023 for the satellite internet service ``Project Kuiper'', but in order to meet the schedule, rival SpaceX, which is developing the satellite internet service ``Starlink'' It is suggested that the possibility of borrowing
David Limp, senior vice president of devices and services at Amazon, will appear on Washington Post Live on October 27, 2022. SpaceX said that it has a good track record of launching rockets, and clarified that it is positive to use SpaceX's rockets to launch Project Kuiper's satellites.
Project Kuiper is a satellite Internet service that provides broadband communication to 95% of all human beings with 3236 satellites. It is clear that a contract has been signed that the satellite will be launched up to 83 times by three companies, Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance (ULA).
Amazon's ``Project Kuiper'', which builds the Internet with 3236 satellites, contracts with 3 companies such as Arianespace and plans to launch up to 83 rockets-GIGAZINE
After that, Project Kuiper decided to launch the prototype satellites 'Kuipersat-1' and 'Kuipersat-2' in the first quarter of 2023.
Mr. Limp's remarks are taken with surprise because SpaceX was not included when the satellite launch contract was made. SpaceX has launched a satellite for Starlink with a Falcon 9 rocket, but since Amazon's satellite is larger than Starlink's satellite, it will not be launched with Falcon 9, and will be launched with a Falcom Heavy rocket or a Starship rocket under development. It seems to be.
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