Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge ‘Project Kuiper’ internet constellation (video)
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The new satellite constellation is collected from the current Amazon.
United Launch Alliance (Ula) Atlas against A missile set off from Florida Cape Capeeral Fores Fource Station Today (April 28) in 7:01 pm EST (2301 GMT)27 of the BroadbandBand spacecraft from Amazon towards the low Earth’s orbit (Leo).
It was the first of more than 80 planned processes to build Quiber project Megaconsport, which will eventually be housed in more than 3,200 spacecraft.
This is a large number, but it will not specify a record; Spacex Starlink The wide range network, which is already working to serve customer all over the world, is currently consisting More than 7200 operating spacecraft.
And Starlink – maybe the biggest competitor Project Kuper – grows all the time: SPACEX 31 has launched Starlink’s mission so far this year, with a lot on the list. In fact, there was a launch less than Three hours ago Atlas V launch today, with Another plan For less than four hours after.
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If things go according to the plan today, ATLAS V will publish 27 Satellites Kuper 280 miles (450 km) above the ground. The spacecraft will then share its way to its 392 miles (630 km) operating height.
“While satellites complete the orbit lifting process, we will look at our final goal: providing a comprehensive network connection,” the Amazon representatives wrote in A. Prior statement.
They added: “This includes sending data from the Internet, through our infrastructure, even satellites, and even peripheral antennas, then repeating the journey in the other direction.”
Project Kuper is expected to start providing customer coverage later this year, according to Amazon.
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Today’s launch was the second in general for the Kuper project program. The Fifth Atlas sent two satellites to orbit In October 2023On the task of testing designed to prove the company’s technology and inform the design of the constellation of the constellation.
There are great differences between those leading satellites and children that have risen today.
“We have improved the performance of each system and a sub -system on board, including interim sponge antennas, treatments, solar fauha, payment systems and visual links between the Handbares,” the Amazon representatives said in the same statement.
They added: “In addition, the satellites are coated in the movie” A “unique buffer mirror for Cuper, which reflects the sun’s rays to help make them less clear to the Earth’s astronomers.”
Most of the remaining operations of more than 80 years will be carried out by ATLAS V and behind, New’s New Volcan Senthor rocket. Amazon has also signed launch deals with the origin of the blue Jeff Bezos blue, Spacex It is based in France.
Today’s launch date was set on April 9, however Bad weather trying. After that, Ula and Amazon had to wait until an opening opening was opened on the eastern scale, space and testing in Florida running it American space power.
