2023-10-16 16:57:00
Amazon’s first two satellite prototypes were launched earlier this month. For those who don’t know, the initiative is part of the company’s Project Kuiper and according to the most recent information, both equipment is working normally.
That said, the company recently stated that both items are working correctly. She even released a press release, in which the project’s vice president of technology commented:
There is still a lot of work to do, but at this point in the mission I am excited to report that KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 are nominally operating. The two satellites are stable in orbit, collecting energy from the Sun and communicating through all links from Earth to space and from space to Earth. We are already learning a lot from this mission that will help to further improve our production systems and the team should be very proud of this achievement. […] It’s very encouraging to see this complex network starting to come together. We are excited regarding the progress we have made and our opportunity to help connect underserved and underserved communities around the world
At this moment, the satellite prototypes are not only operating without problems, but connection tests have begun. The equipment is being called KuiperSat-1 e KuiperSat-2 and in addition, testing of ground stations and customer antennas has begun.
Amazon also states that the evaluations will last a few months and will enable the collection of useful data regarding the devices involved in the initiative. In this regard, the next steps include starting to test the entire network through Amazon Web Services, as well as a gateway antenna for satellites and customer antennas.
Project Kuiper will begin mass production of satellites this year in Kirkland, Washington. To improve manufacturing, data collected by prototypes in orbit will be used and the first operational models are expected to be launched in the first half of 2024.
Amazon aims to create a constellation made up of 3,200 satellites and beta testing with commercial customers is expected to begin late next year. Finally, also see the content arriving on the brand’s streaming service this month.
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