The inauguration of Amazon of its project Kuper Internet Satellites on 9 April was nothing when the bad weather situation motivated the mission team to postpone the lift.
Till Thursday, we did not hear anything from Amazon and United Launch Alliance (Ula) – the operator of Atlas V Rocket to take satellites to classroom – a new target launch date. But on Friday, he finally revealed a program.
ULA said in a post on social media, “The launch of the ULA Atlas V551 rocket carrying the first production satellites for Kuper 1, Amazon’s project Kuper is now planned for April 28.”
It continued: “The launch has been scheduled for ET at 7 pm at the opening of a two -hour window, in the Cape Canveral Space Force Station, Florida, in Florida,” This launch starts a new chapter in the commercial launch industry, which starts a new chapter in the form of Amazon Partners, which starts a new chapter in the commercial launch industry. Distributes for at least (Leo). “
With Project Kuper, one of Amazon’s goals is to take SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service, which started in 2019 and now provides broadband connectivity to individuals and businesses through the growing constellation of small satellites.
Amazon’s April 28 Mission 27 Project will deploy Kuper satellites to revolve around – the maximum number of Kuper satellites that Ula’s Atlas V rocket can take to the same deployment.
For subsequent missions, Amazon will also use Ula’s new vulcan rocket, which can carry a new heavy rocket run by 45 Kuper satellites in a flight as well as New Glenn, Blue Origin.
Amazon is planning to create a planetary of about 3,200 projects Kuper satellites by 2029. This will be enough to offer global broadband coverage, allowing it a chance to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink Service.
In a letter to shareholders in 2023, Amazon head Andy Jassi said that the Kuper is our low-earth class, which aims to provide broadband connectivity in those 400-500 million homes, which do not have today (as well as demanding better connectivity and performance in the areas of more distant areas to governments and entrepreneurs). Is.
If you are willing to see the opening launch in late April, then the digital trend has everything you need to know.
