Amazon has lastly launched its first batch of Undertaking Kuiper web satellites on prime of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The corporate was speculated to ship the primary 27 satellites within the constellation, which is able to finally be comprised of greater than 3,200 satellites, on April 8. Nonetheless, the occasion obtained pushed again. A earlier Bloomberg investigation claimed that Kuiper was means not on time, as a result of the corporate was struggling to ramp up the manufacturing of its satellites. If true, the corporate must ask for an extension from the FCC to meet its dedication to the federal government, requiring it to place 1,600 satellites in orbit subsequent summer season.
An Amazon spokesperson denied that the corporate was having manufacturing points, nonetheless. They stated that Amazon was on monitor to help its goal and that it’ll proceed growing its manufacturing and launch charges. Round seven hours after launch, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy introduced that the corporate has confirmed that its "first 27 manufacturing satellites are working as anticipated in low Earth orbit." Amazon now has over 80 launches scheduled with ULA on prime of the Atlas V and the aerospace company's newer Vulcan Centaur heavy raise autos. The corporate's purpose is to supply web entry to far-flung areas not sometimes reached by typical web connections. Its staunchest rival, SpaceX's Starlink, already has over 7,000 functioning satellites in orbit.
Necessary second for @ProjectKuiper as we simply confirmed our first 27 manufacturing satellites are working as anticipated in low Earth orbit. Whereas this is step one in a for much longer journey to launch the remainder of our low Earth orbit constellation, it represents an unimaginable… pic.twitter.com/sb2eO6n6Im
— Andy Jassy (@ajassy) April 29, 2025
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