Friday, April 12, 2019

Internet from satellite network

Amazon Project Kuiper: Broadband internet small satellite network

“Project Kuiper” is Amazon’s plan to launch 3,236 satellites to build a network to provide global high-speed internet.

Kuiper is the name of a belt of objects that include asteroids and dwarf planets. It was named for the late Dutch American astronomer Gerard Kuiper."

Handout: NASA earth with satellite

Amazon Project Kuiper: Broadband internet small satellite network

"Elon Musk’sSpaceX launched two test satellites for its “Starlink” network last year, the first step toward its goal of a constellation of 4,425 satellites. 

Softbank-backed OneWeb launched the first six satellites of its network, which plans to begin with a constellation of 650 interconnected satellites.

Boeing and Canadian operator Telesat have also revealed plans for high speed internet constellations."