Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites to compete with Starlink
On Monday, Amazon launched the first 27 satellites for its Kuiper broadband internet constellation, which will compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink.
On Monday, Amazon launched the first 27 satellites for its Kuiper broadband internet constellation, which will compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink.
These satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon plans to send into low-Earth orbit as part of Project Kuiper, which the company announced back in 2019. They will provide broadband Internet access to consumers, businesses and governments around the world - customers that SpaceX has been attracting for years with its powerful Starlink business, Reuters writes .
The first launch attempt was aborted on April 9 due to bad weather. Yesterday, April 28, the company launched its first batch of satellites into space aboard an Atlas V rocket from the rocket company's launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
Kuiper is perhaps Amazon's biggest bet against Starlink, as well as global telecom providers like AT&T and T-Mobile. The company is primarily positioning the service for rural areas where connectivity is spotty or nonexistent.
The mission to deploy the first satellites has been delayed for more than a year — Amazon once hoped to launch the first batch in early 2024. By mid-2026, the company should have deployed half of its satellites (1,618).
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