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Microsoft unveiled Azure Orbital on 2020-09-22 as a service to move data from satellites directly into the Azure cloud for processing and storage.
Amazon Web Services formed a dedicated business unit called Aerospace and Satellite Solutions in June 2020 to offer cloud services supporting space and launch operations.
Microsoft announced Azure Orbital at Microsoft Ignite in September 2020 as a service to provide satellite operators with direct access to Azure through owned and partner antennas.
Amazon Web Services operates two ground stations in the United States and one ground station in Ireland.
Amazon Web Services set a goal of completing 12 ground stations by the end of 2019 when it first announced plans to provide turnkey ground-station services to space startups.
Amazon Web Services built a network of six ground stations instead of the 12 it expected to complete by the end of 2019.
One future Amazon Web Services ground station will be a high-latitude site scheduled for completion later 2020.
Amazon Web Services built a ground station in Sweden to serve polar-orbiting satellites operated by remote-sensing companies.
Amazon Web Services still plans to build 12 ground stations and potentially more while deciding many future sites in coordination with customers.
Amazon is establishing a Project Kuiper research and development headquarters in Redmond, Washington with laboratories, prototype manufacturing facilities, and office and design space.
Amazon anticipates deploying Project Kuiper satellites in five waves and plans to start service once the first wave of 578 satellites is in orbit.
Amazon Web Services operates a ground station business focused on connecting satellites in low Earth orbit.
Amazon will invest $10,000,000,000 in Project Kuiper.
Amazon plans for Kuiper to expand 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg coverage areas by enabling low-latency backhaul services for cellular network operators.
Amazon must launch at least 50% of its Kuiper satellites by 2026-07-30 to maintain its FCC authorization.
Amazon must orbit the full Kuiper constellation by 2029-07-30 under FCC conditions.
Amazon plans to operate Project Kuiper in three orbital layers at approximately 590 km, 610 km, and 630 km.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved Amazon’s request on 2020-07-30 to operate a constellation of roughly 3,200 internet satellites in low Earth orbit.
Aerospace and Satellite Solutions builds off AWS Ground Station, a related AWS business unveiled in 2018 focused on providing communications services to satellites using a network of ground antennas.
OneWeb and Leosat have exited the LEO broadband field, leaving three remaining contenders: Amazon, SpaceX, and Telesat.