First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully

[Hanno Labuschagne]

First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully

Amazon.com Inc. has launched and started communicating with its first two satellites for its Project Kuiper, the tech giant’s initiative to build a massive constellation of satellites that can provide internet coverage to Earth.

An Atlas V rocket, operated by United Launch Alliance LLC, lofted the pair of satellites en route to orbit from Florida at 2:06 p.m. local time Friday.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Ockie]

Will be interesting. Vodafone and Vodacom have signed a agreement I think that will use the Kuiper satellites to provide backhaul for 4G and 5G towers in remote areas where fibre or microwave backhaul is not a option.

 

[bromster]

Won't be long before we can't see the stars and forget that there's an entire universe out there, as we become increasingly self-obsessed and self-destructive.

 

[Brian_G]

Won't be long before we can't see the stars and forget that there's an entire universe out there, as we become increasingly self-obsessed and self-destructive.

Units are too small and too distant to affect anything really, but agree it seems largely like really unnecessary clutter. Maybe even pollution.