On June 23, 2025, an Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) departed from Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canveral, Florida.
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HeroicThe second batch of Kuper Internet Satellites reached the low Earth’s orbit on Monday, adding its plans to a large constellation to increase competition with SpaceX’s starlink.
A joint launch coalition rocket is carrying 27 Quipper Satellites picked up an ET from a launchpad at Cape Canvart Space Force Station in Florida at 6:54 pm, According to a livestream,
Ben Chilton, an ordinance engineer at Ula, said, “We have to take the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket for the ignition and lift of Amazon project for Kuper Internet Nakshatra, which continues a new chapter in low meaning orbit satellite connectivity.”
Monday’s mission was Re -prescribed Twice, due to bad weather and a problem Rocket booster,
Six years ago, Amazon unveiled its plans to create a constellation of internet-beaming satellites in a low meaning orbit called Project Kuper. Service will compete directly Alone muscus starWhich currently dominates the market and there are 8,000 satellites in the class.
In April, Amazon successfully sent 27 Kuper Internet satellites into low Earth orbit, an area of ​​space that is within 1,200 miles of the Earth’s surface.
Currently, 54 crafts in the class are the beginning of the planned constellation of 3,236 satellites of Amazon. By July 2026, the company will have to complete the time limit of a federal communication commission for its total planetarium, or half launch of 1,618 satellites.
The company has launched more than 80 with several providers, including rival SpaceX, to distribute its satellites to the Kuper in the classroom.
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