Two Amazon satellites launch to test the tech for a global broadband system in the sky.
On Friday he launched two prototype satellites for a broadband mega-constellation he calls Project Kuiper.
The two small satellites launching on Friday - KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 - will trial the necessary technology.The ambition is to join the rapidly growing market for high-bandwidth, low latency internet connections that are bounced across the sky, as opposed to through fibre connections on the ground.
This will demand a furious launch campaign, and Amazon has agreements in place with rocket companies for almost 100 flights. There's considerable concern that the growing number of spacecraft in orbit will severely impact telescopic observation of the Universe. This spacecraft has a 64-sq-m antenna to connect with mobile phones direct from orbit. At times, BlueWalker-3 would appear as
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