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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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Jio May Soon Receive Regulatory Approval for Launch of Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
JioSpaceFiber could launch in India soon, according to a report. Approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) would allow the company to become the first satellite-based giga fibre Internet service in the country, ahead of Elon Musk-led Starlink, Eutelsat Group's OneWeb, and Amazon's Project Kuiper, firms th...
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Meet Rajeev Badyal, Man Who Heads Amazon's New Internet Satellite Project
For a harrowing hour or two, after Amazon.com Inc. launched its first satellites, it appeared the company might have lost one of them. The two prototypes had entered orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:24 p.m.
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Amazon Claims Prototype Satellites for Kuiper Network Operating Successfully
Amazon.com said on Thursday its two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, with the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024. The Kuiper internet network is set to compete against billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink.
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JioSpaceFiber Satellite-Based Giga Fibre Internet Service Demonstrated at India Mobile Congress
JioSpaceFiber was demonstrated on Friday at the 2023 India Mobile Congress as mobile network service provider works on launching its satellite-backed Internet services in the country. The new JioSpaceFiber network will compete with Bharti Enterprises' OneWeb, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and Elon Musk's Starlink. It will rely on a network of satellite...
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Amazon Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
Amazon's Project Kuiper could be launched in India in the coming months, as the US based company has applied for approval to operate its satellite-based broadband internet services in the country. Amazon's Kuiper Systems will rely on a constellation of 3,236 satellites that are located in low Earth orbit (LEO) to provide access to low-latency and...
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Amazon Plans to Take on Elon Musk's Starlink in India With Affordable Equipment, Services
An interview that explores Amazon's plans to bring Project Kuiper to India, and how it will be different from Elon Musk's Starlink service.
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OneWeb Completes Satellite 'Constellation' to Offer Global Internet Coverage Like Rival Starlink
OneWeb on Sunday launched the last 36 satellites in its 616-satellite “constellation”, ahead of the company's plans to offer global broadband coverage in 2023. The Starlink rival plans to provide coverage to the lower 48 US states in May and the rest of the world later this year.
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Amazon Plans to Launch Its First Internet Satellites in 2024 to Rival Elon Musk's SpaceX, Others
Amazon plans to launch its first Internet satellites to space in the first half of 2024 and offer initial commercial tests shortly after, the company said Tuesday, as it prepares to vie with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others to provide broadband Internet globally.
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
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Amazon Looking to Expand Satellite Internet Project Kuiper to India
Amazon is looking to expand Project Kuiper, it’s initiative to offer broadband internet via satellites globally, in India. Like Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink project, Amazon will also send over 3,000 satellites.
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SpaceX, Amazon, Others Win NASA Contract to Demonstrate Communications in Space
SpaceX, Amazon, and several other satellite firms bagged a combined $278 million (roughly Rs. 2120 crore) in contracts from NASA to demonstrate communications in space. NASA plans to replace its current satellite network in orbit with private satellites.
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Amazon's $10 Billion Project Heats Up Race To Dominate Satellite Internet
Though satellite internet has existed for years, the competition is about to rapidly intensify, with companies planning to launch thousands of their own systems into low Earth orbit.
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Amazon Secures Several Rocket Launches for Its Project Kuiper Satellite Broadband Network
Amazon has secured 83 rocket launches over five years to build out its satellite broadband network, Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant said, as it looks to take on Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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Jio May Soon Receive Regulatory Approval for Launch of Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
JioSpaceFiber could launch in India soon, according to a report. Approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) would allow the company to become the first satellite-based giga fibre Internet service in the country, ahead of Elon Musk-led Starlink, Eutelsat Group's OneWeb, and Amazon's Project Kuiper, firms th...
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Meet Rajeev Badyal, Man Who Heads Amazon's New Internet Satellite Project
For a harrowing hour or two, after Amazon.com Inc. launched its first satellites, it appeared the company might have lost one of them. The two prototypes had entered orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:24 p.m.
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Amazon Claims Prototype Satellites for Kuiper Network Operating Successfully
Amazon.com said on Thursday its two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, with the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024. The Kuiper internet network is set to compete against billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink.
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JioSpaceFiber Satellite-Based Giga Fibre Internet Service Demonstrated at India Mobile Congress
JioSpaceFiber was demonstrated on Friday at the 2023 India Mobile Congress as mobile network service provider works on launching its satellite-backed Internet services in the country. The new JioSpaceFiber network will compete with Bharti Enterprises' OneWeb, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and Elon Musk's Starlink. It will rely on a network of satellite...
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Amazon Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
Amazon's Project Kuiper could be launched in India in the coming months, as the US based company has applied for approval to operate its satellite-based broadband internet services in the country. Amazon's Kuiper Systems will rely on a constellation of 3,236 satellites that are located in low Earth orbit (LEO) to provide access to low-latency and...
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Amazon Plans to Take on Elon Musk's Starlink in India With Affordable Equipment, Services
An interview that explores Amazon's plans to bring Project Kuiper to India, and how it will be different from Elon Musk's Starlink service.
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OneWeb Completes Satellite 'Constellation' to Offer Global Internet Coverage Like Rival Starlink
OneWeb on Sunday launched the last 36 satellites in its 616-satellite “constellation”, ahead of the company's plans to offer global broadband coverage in 2023. The Starlink rival plans to provide coverage to the lower 48 US states in May and the rest of the world later this year.
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Amazon Plans to Launch Its First Internet Satellites in 2024 to Rival Elon Musk's SpaceX, Others
Amazon plans to launch its first Internet satellites to space in the first half of 2024 and offer initial commercial tests shortly after, the company said Tuesday, as it prepares to vie with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others to provide broadband Internet globally.
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
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Amazon Looking to Expand Satellite Internet Project Kuiper to India
Amazon is looking to expand Project Kuiper, it’s initiative to offer broadband internet via satellites globally, in India. Like Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink project, Amazon will also send over 3,000 satellites.
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SpaceX, Amazon, Others Win NASA Contract to Demonstrate Communications in Space
SpaceX, Amazon, and several other satellite firms bagged a combined $278 million (roughly Rs. 2120 crore) in contracts from NASA to demonstrate communications in space. NASA plans to replace its current satellite network in orbit with private satellites.
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Amazon's $10 Billion Project Heats Up Race To Dominate Satellite Internet
Though satellite internet has existed for years, the competition is about to rapidly intensify, with companies planning to launch thousands of their own systems into low Earth orbit.
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Amazon Secures Several Rocket Launches for Its Project Kuiper Satellite Broadband Network
Amazon has secured 83 rocket launches over five years to build out its satellite broadband network, Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant said, as it looks to take on Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink.
