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In Race to Catch Up to SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon Doubles Project Kuiper Satellite Fleet

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At 6:54 a.m. ET on Monday, an Atlas V rocket launched into low-Earth trajectory from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Kuiper 2 doubles Amazon’s star to 54 operating broadband satellites, according to the aircraft.

Amazon’s$ 10 billion + version of Starlink is Project Kuiper, which Elon Musk has created. To provide high-speed, reliable internet to everyone, especially in areas where conventional service providers have left unrelated or underserved, the business giant has planned a network of 3, 236 satellites.

A year after technicians scrubbed the second effort due to a rocket booster problem, Amazon’s June 23 liftoff proceeded without any problems. About three days after reentry, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V, which was one of its final commercial flights, handed control of the telescope batch to Amazon’s Redmond, Washington, Kuiper mission center.

Amazon has scheduled around 80 launch for its 3, 236-satellite community, including eight more Atlas V, 38 on its successor Vulcan Centaur, and rides on Jeff Bezos ‘ Blue Origin missiles and yet Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 missiles. Amazon claims it was energy on its first client terminals later this year with a factory in Kirkland, Washington that produces five satellites per day.

According to Federal Communication Commission regulations, Amazon has until mid-2020 to release half of its fleet, making every launch necessary to accomplish this goal.

However, finding SpaceX won’t remain simple. Starlink statistics more than one release per year, and the company has a significant advance in hardware, floor stations, and market share. However, Project Kuiper has a leg up thanks to Amazon’s extensive financial footprint and strong pockets, particularly in regions where Starlink terminals are also expensive or in stock.

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