Amazon’s Project Kuiper, after successfully launching two prototype satellites in October 2023, has now confirmed the inclusion of laser links on every satellite in its constellation, forming a high-speed mesh network in space. This development follows extensive testing of the project’s end-to-end communications payload and network, including the recently disclosed optical inter-satellite link (OISL) capabilities. […]
Amazon has unveiled three different satellite antennas for its satellite internet Project Kuiper, which is an attempt to rival SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) internet (via CNBC). The “standard” dish measures about an inch thick, 11 inches square and it weighs less than 5 pounds. Amazon expects the dish to offer users speeds of “up […]
Amazon on Tuesday announced a commercial launch deal — the largest in history — to deploy the majority of the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for its “Project Kuiper” satellite broadband service into orbit (via ArsTechnica). The deal covers 83 rocket launches over the next five years from the three largest commercial launch providers in the […]
SpaceX filed plans for a second-generation satellite with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month, just a few days before rival company Amazon (Project Kuiper) asked the FCC to halt the company’s plans. On Tuesday, SpaceX filed a response with the FCC to Amazon satellite company Project Kuiper’s attempts to block upcoming Starlink launches […]
Amazon space hardware company Project Kuiper hopes to go head-to-head with SpaceX’s Starlink, and they have a new, low-Earth orbit user interface prototype reaching speeds up to 400 Mbps to show forth, as reported by Ars Technica. Amazon was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 3,236 low-Earth orbit satellites. The company utilizes […]