“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](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/104901705-nasa.jpg?v=1529477035&w=740&h=493)
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."
No comments:
Post a Comment