The first batch of 27 Kuper Space Internet It is scheduled to be launched next week. Amazon has 80 such launch missions, each of which will offer dozens of satellites in the Earth’s low Earth orbit to create a constellation capable of competing with Elon Musk’s Starlink Juggernauut. Amazon says she expects to start providing high -speed internet service “later this year.”
Mission Ka-CAA-Short Satellite will be launched for Kuper ATLAS 1-on the ATLAS V missile from United Launch Alliance. It is currently scheduled at 12 pm on Wednesday, April 9th, assuming that the weather and technology are cooperating at the Cape Capeeral Space Station in Florida. The launch partners of the other Amazon project include Kuiper ARIANESPACE, Blue Orige, and Yes, Spacex.
As a global service show, Amazon space internet service will eventually be available from “almost anywhere on this planet”. Users will need peripheral antennas to take advantage of the satellite constellation. In 2023, Al -Amazon said That the smallest layer, which is a square design of seven inches, weighs only one pound, will provide speeds up to 100 Mbps, which makes it a Starlink Mini substitute. Amazon will compete with Spacex by serving larger dishes for housing and institutions that offer speeds of up to 1 GB. Amazon expects the production of stations “with less than $ 400 each”, which may or may not be supported to attract users.
The satellite system of the first generation of Amazon will eventually consist of more than 3,200 satellites, all flying at 17,000 miles per hour (27359 km/h), and 392 miles (630 km) above Earth, and revolves around the planet in about 90 minutes. The Starlink constellation of Spacex currently exceeds 7000 of the box of the box, the first of which was launched in 2019.
It is worth noting that the satellites flying on the Ka-01 wrapped in the movie “A unique insulating mirror for Cuper” that is reflected in the sunlight. This would help make them LessAccording to Amazon.
Although Amazon has already launched a pair of Project Kuper, its next mission will include a number of priorities that determine the risks. “We have conducted extensive tests on the ground to prepare for this first task, but there are some things that you can only learn on the trip, and this will be the first time that we are directed to our final design of satellites and the first time we have published a lot of satellites simultaneously,” said Rajev Badiol, Vice -Chairman of the Kwaiber Project.
“Regardless of how the task developed, this is just the beginning of our journey, and we have all the pieces in force to learn and adapt while preparing to start again and again over the coming years.”
