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Jeff Bezos is one of the best known names in the world, thanks to the 27 -year -old to convert Amazon from the Internet book seller to the retail giant today.
Since then, Bezos has resigned from his chief executive publication and turned his attention to the stars. He is now owning Blue originAnd it is a space technology company that was advancing in the news recently after it announced that the thirty -first mission crew of the new Redis Ructiv will be all females, including prominent people such as Katie Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Jail King, Asha Boy, Amana Naguin and Kyrien Flynn.
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Although bezos has turned his attention to his latest works, this does not mean that Amazon has no remarkable space plans on its own. The company has released a recent advertisement revealing major plans that can significantly affect Elon Musk’s Spacex, more specifically, its Starlink network.
Amazon plans to take Starlink
In April 2 publication On its official website, Amazon announced that Project Kuper, BroadBand satellite network, was appointed for its first launch on Wednesday 9 April.
“The mission, named” KA-01 “for Kuper ATLAS 1, will be launched on Rockting Atlas V Atlas V from the Cape Canaveral Space Force, Florida, and published 27 satellites at an altitude of 280 miles (450 km) above the ground.
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Amazon also reveals more details about its future satellite system plans.
“The first -generation satellite system will include more than 3,200 advanced satellites for the orbit, and we have obtained more than 80 launch operations to publish this initial constellation, with each of them adding dozens of satellites to the network,” says. “KA-01 mission is just the first step in that process.”
The Amazon says that Project Kuper expects to provide a high -speed internet and a technology contestant later in the year.
Why the Kuper project represents a threat to Starlink
When Starlink from Elon Musk first began sending satellites in the test to space in 2018, there were no other major work in the Internet of satellite, leaving a generous space for musk to express the leading innovations.
As of September 2024, Starlink created more than 7,000 satellites in the low -Earth orbit and plans to publish 12,000 others.
Last year, Starlink announced that thanks to its efforts, more than 4 million people are now able to access the high -speed internet across more than 100 countries.
Starlink connects more than 4 meters to a high -speed internet across 100 countries and regions and many other markets.
Thanks to all our customers all over the world!
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– Starlink (Starlink) September 26, 2024
Now that Project Kuiper launched his first big launch, Starlink is no longer the only player in space.
Of course, Musk has a great start. However, the Kuper project plans mean that for the first time, Starlink will have great competition.
And if Amazon proves anything over time with its retail work, this is slow and fixed that can be fully wins the race.
